/lit/ - Literature

Do it.

Hint 5: If you don’t love it, it won’t love you back.

HCE & ALP

Finnegans Wake is, quite deliberately, a Koan for the Occident. Stop ridiculing people for their curiosity, even if their reach exceeds their grasp.

many of you can and should read through this one.

>>3191177
the conclusion of your syllogism is false, being based upon licensed premises.

The answer is obvious, no?

Finnegans Wake

Hello /lit/.
I'm writing a 600 word short narrative for my uni Narrative study class, which I then have to discuss. The discussion means that I have to cram it with a fair few narrative conventions so I have something to write about. I'm fitting in Analepsis/Prolepsis, repetition of events, equilibrium and disequilibrium, and discrepancy between plot and story.

I just wanted to show you a quick plot outline, tell me what you think. I doubt i'll do any direct quoted dialogue, I'll probably stick to descriptions and the thoughts of the characters. I'm not giving the two characters names, I'd rather just keep it at "he" and "she"

His perspective
Two friends meet by the beach in the drizzling rain. They walk along for a while, chatting. It is hinted they have been in a relationship. He constantly thinks of the past, and their history together. They see a drowning man hauled from the water, and unsuccessfully recussitated. They know eachother too well to pretend to care about him. As they leave, he feels depressed about their meeting.

Her perspective
Two friends meet by the beach in the drizzling rain. She is concerned about him somewhat, but does not mention it. She has obviously moved on quicker than he has. She thinks more about the future, with a couple of glimpses into her future life. They see a drowning man hauled from the water She chooses to leave before they find out whether the man is dead or not. As they leave, she feels happier that they met on the beach.

hell no lit

would you have to suggest for someone who really licks twilite by stophono moyor

I want more vampires i would do bella

please no foriegns borks

thinks

~ cheeto

also if you post in this thread and your name is later called, you still must read that book, even if it's fucking shitty.

sam

>>2407399
He's reading one of the most beautiful passages in the book, introducing the mother/wife/female ALP...

I highly, highly highly highly recommend to people in this thread this:
vimeo.com/5575022

It's a video of page 439, directed by rian johnson, read by joseph gordon-levitt

The first page is hard. literally, it's an atom exploding and a river flowing and the second paragraph tells you the entire story of the novel and then it goes into full dreamland mode by page 4, the second page of the book. if you can't at least get to mutt and jute, you're not trying. by page 30 the book has given you the keys to read it, and there's so much going on inside....

BLUEUUUURRRDT guh_g_guh_g_guh_g_guh_g_guh_g_

HURP A DURP A DURP A DURP A DURP A DURP!!!!!!!!!!!


HURP A DURP A DURP A DURP A DURP A DURP!!!!!!!!!!!


HURP A DURP A DURP A DURP A DURP A DURP!!!!!!!!!!!


HURP A DURP A DURP A DURP A DURP A DURP!!!!!!!!!!!


HURP A DURP A DURP A DURP A DURP A DURP!!!!!!!!!!!

i wish this still was the cover.

>>1447752
Ok, that gorgeous first paragraph is the first section of the tristan and isolde section of FW. yes, joyce is trolling... the second section doesn't come until II.4. And then, it's all mashed up with the mamalujo sketch about the authors of the four gospels. but that's why the second paragraph starts off in one direction, before bending the image to be HCE, and turning the narrative inwards to the family. by page 8 you'll be in the museyroom of family history.

also, have you guys noticed yet that every edition of FW has identical pagination? very helpful when consulting guides.