Monday, February 15, 2010

Finnegans Wake p. 561-580

p. 561

"Has your pussy a pessname?"

I saw the Vagina Monologues the other night. This seems particularly relevant.

p. 562

"wend him to Amorica to quest a cashy job."

THE AMERICAN DREAM.

p. 563

"So you be either man or mouse and you be neither fish nor flesh."

So what are you?

p. 564 (nothin')
p. 565

"Tis jest jibberweek's joke."

The joke of the Jabberwock: nonsense.

p. 566 (nothin')
p. 567

"and Zosimus,"

Father Zosima, the Brothers Karamazov?

p. 568

"'Twill be tropic of all days. By the splendour of Sole!"

Sole? Sol? Shoe?

p. 569

"two genitalmen of Veruno, Senior Nowno and Senior Brolano"

Two Gentlemen of Verona is a very sexually charged play...

p. 570

"It is Stealer of the Heart!"

oooo...

p. 571

"Let us list!"

Yes, let us list.

p. 572

"Let us consider...Interrogarius Mealterum"

List, consider? What's next? Oh, interrogation.

p. 573 (nothin')
p. 574

"The jury (a sour dozen of stout fellows all of whom were curiously named after doyles)"

Ah, comedy.

p. 575 

Court scene?

p. 576

"He sighed in sleep. Let us go back. Lest he forewaken. Hide ourselves."

The character's about to wake up. Let's tone down the dream a bit here.

p. 577

"On to bed!"

Are we describing a room?

p. 578

"wellsowells!"

I found my name!

p. 579

"Earn before eating. Drudge after drink." 

Some advice?

p. 580

"bullseaboob and rivishy divil,"

SATAN!

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