Finnegans Wake

I would like to get in touch with other scholars interested in Finnegans Wake and share published articles for future research. This novel presents a wide range of themes and very complex readings, and for this reason, I would like to expand my knowledge further. I am sharing here a recent article I have published in case it may be of interest to you, and I would appreciate it if you could include links to your articles in your replies so that I can continue expanding my reading of the novel.

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362685.4610

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A frequent question about “Finnegans Wake” is whether it is worth the effort required to read it. One form this frequently takes is the comment, “It seems strange that I should have to read a book to understand a book.”

The question may arise from the distinction between our expectations of literature and of the other arts. Most of us appreciate the assistance given us in books written by art critics so that we can grasp a cubist artist’s intent, and we have a far deeper appreciation of a symphony if we know something of music history and read the program notes for a performance.

The common expectation for literature, though, is that language is a vehicle for telling a story well. Poetry is more inclined to compress and intensify meaning than prose, using symbols and allusions, sometimes rhythm and meter and rhyme, the length of the line on the…