Critical Essays on Finnegans Wake | A Literature Review for Interpreting the Wake

In this lecture, I present key excerpts from four essays in "Critical Essays on James Joyce's Finnegans Wake" ed. Patrick A. McCarthy. These provide helpful places to start in understanding the place of character, plot, language, and structure in Joyce's chaotic and confusing masterpiece. Enjoy! Timestamps: 1) “Finnegans Wake in Adjusted Perspective” by Clive Hart 1:43 2) “Reading Finnegans Wake” by Louis O. Mink 37:13 3) “The Peculiar Language of Finnegans Wake” by Derek Attridge 43:35 4) “Finnegans Wake and the Nature of Narrative” by Michael H. Begnal 1:00:37 Music is Claude Debussy's Preludes Book 1 no. 8 La fille aux cheveux de lin    • Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, CD 125: VIII. L...   Join the channel for $5/month to gain access to, among other things, a monthly philosophy Zoom tailored to your educational needs!    / @gavinyoung-philosophy