Finnegans wake
(Audiobook CD)
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Location | Call Number | Copy Number | Status |
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Audiobook - North Wing Basement | Joyce | #1-2 | On Shelf |
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Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
2 audio discs (151 min., 27 sec.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Participants/Performers
Excerpts, read by Patrick Ball; Patrick Ball, celtic harp.
Description
A story with no real beginning or end (it ends in the middle of a sentence and begins in the middle of the same sentence), this "book of Doublends Jined" is as remarkable for its prose as for its circular structure. Written in a fantastic dream-language, forged from polyglot puns and portmanteau words, the Wake features some of Joyce's most hilarious characters: the Irish barkeep Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker, Shem the Penman, Shaun the Postman, and Anna Livia Plurabelle. Joyce's final work, Finnegan's Wake is his masterpiece of the night as Ulysses is of the day. Supreme linguistic virtuosity conjures up the dark underground worlds of sexuality and dream. Joyce undermines traditional storytelling and all official forms of English and confronts the different kinds of betrayal - cultural, political and sexual - that he saw at the heart of Irish history. Dazzlingly inventive, with passages of great lyrical beauty and humour, Finnegans Wake remains one of the most remarkable works of the twentieth century.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Joyce, J., & Ball, P. (1997). Finnegans wake (Abridged.). Celestial Harmonies.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joyce, James, 1882-1941 and Patrick, Ball. 1997. Finnegans Wake. Celestial Harmonies.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joyce, James, 1882-1941 and Patrick, Ball. Finnegans Wake Celestial Harmonies, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Joyce, James, and Patrick Ball. Finnegans Wake Abridged., Celestial Harmonies, 1997.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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