How Joyce Wrote "Finnegans Wake
A Chapter-by-chapter Genetic Guide
Luca Crispi editor Sarn Slote editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press
Published:30th Mar '08
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In this landmark study of James Joyce's ""Finnegans Wake"", Luca Crispi and Sam Slote have brought together leading Joyce experts to explore the genesis of one of the twentieth century's most intriguing works of fiction. Each essay approaches ""Finnegans Wake"" through novel perspectives afforded by Joyce's preparatory manuscripts. By investigating a work through its earlier drafts, genetic criticism grounds speculative interpretations in a historical, material context and opens up a broader horizon for critical and textual interpretation.The introduction by Luca Crispi, Sam Slote, and Dirk Van Hulle offers a chronology of the composition of ""Finnegans Wake"", an archival survey of the manuscripts, and an introduction to genetic criticism. Then, the volume provides a chapter-by-chapter interpretation of the Wake, probing the book as a work in progress. This book is the essential starting point for all future studies of Joyce's most complex and fascinating work.
An important contribution to genetic textual scholarship, the study of the process of a writer's production.... To enable us to grasp [Joyce's] process in its very becoming, as this book does, is a huge achievement. - Terence Killeen, The Irish Times ""Insightful and relevant.... It is the first comprehensive genetic discussion of Finnegans Wake chapter by chapter, and anyone seriously interested in Joyce and the Wake will benefit from reading it."" - A. Nicholas Fargnoli, Molloy College ""A major step forward in the critical history of the book that is Joyce's most challenging work and one of the twentieth century's most significant artistic productions."" - Derek Attridge, University of York
ISBN: 9780299218645
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 752g
544 pages