From the Finnegans Wake · Book 1 thread on Swerve of Shore, by Brandon Nicklaus.
We are using the 1999 Penguin Classics edition of Finnegans Wake, with an introduction by John Bishop.
We’ll be starting on page 3, from ‘rivverrun’ to ‘ringsome on the aquaface’.
James Joyce structured Finnegans Wake into four books, each unfolding like a dream, shifting and spiraling through themes, characters, and linguistic play:
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