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Trade ReviewIn this ground-breaking study of the notebooks and manuscripts, Wim Van Mierlo demonstrates how Joyce’s authorship can be understood against the background of the Irish Revival; in the process he sheds new light on the genesis of Joyce’s major works. * Geert Lernout, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Antwerp *
Wim Van Mierlo undertakes to combine cultural criticism with genetic criticism, potentially opening new dimensions in the Joycean field. * Daniel Ferrer, Institut des Textes et Manuscrits Modernes, France *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Joyce and Cultural Genetics Chapter one: The Celtic note:
Chamber Music Chapter two: Over the dark sea: Exiles Chapter three: The uncreated conscience:
A Portrait and
Ulysses Chapter four: Concerning the genesis:
Finnegans Wake Chapter five: Morphological circumformations:
Finnegans Wake
