Thursday, 17 October 2019 (561.24)

The last reading stopped at: “Boccuccia's Enameron” (561.24)

Some favourite passages were:

1

2

3

With thanks to A.

boytom thwackers and timbuy teaser (561.4)

Her shellback thimblecasket mirror only can show her dearest friendeen. (561.16)

Boccuccia's Enameron (561.24)

Thursday, 26 September 2019 (560.29)

Please note that, due to renovation work, the Foundation will remain closed from 3 – 11 October. Readings had to be cancelled.

The next reading will be held on Thursday, October 17.

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The last reading stopped mid-paragraph at: “off of it” (560.29)

Thursday, 12 September 2019 (559.19)

Please note that there will be no reading next Thursday, 19 September. Due to renovation work, the Foundation will remain closed during the following weeks:

16 – 25 September

3 – 11 October

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The last reading stopped at: “Leads” (559.19)

Some favourite passages were:

1

2
The group also seemed intrigued by the stage-like description of the “ordinary bedroom set” (558.35-559.19). 

Among the props are:

or:

With thanks to A.

Thursday, 5 September 2019 (557.32)

Please note that, due to renovation work, the Foundation will remain closed during the following weeks:

16 – 25 September

3 – 11 October

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The last reading stopped at: “attestation” (557.32)

Some favourites were:

1

2

3

Thursday, 29 August 2019 (556.22)

We have now started section III.4. The last reading stopped at: “sleeping” (556.22)

Some favourite passages were:

1

2

3

Thursday, 22 August 2019 (end book III.3)

The last reading saw the end of book III.3.

Some favourite passages were:

1

2

3

Thursday, 15 August 2019 (553.12)

The last reading stopped at: “templeogues” (553.12)

Some favourite passages were:

1

2

3

Thursday, 8 August 2019 - READING CANCELLED

Dear friends and readers,

Please note that the Foundation has had to change its schedule at short notice (the weather is requiring tweaks to the programme for the Joyce-Workshop currently hosted there). It has, therefore, had to cancel this week's Finnegans Wake reading on Thursday, August 8. 

The next reading will take place on Thursday, August 15, 2019.

Thursday, 25 July 2019 (552.6)

Please note: There will be no reading next Thursday, 1 August 2019 (public holiday). The next reading will take place on 8 August 2019, together with our guests and attendees to this year's Joyce workshop.


The last reading stopped at: “shinners' rifuge” (552.6)

Some favourite passages were:

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2

Thursday, 18 July 2019 (551.3)

The last reading stopped at: “ghoasts” (551.3)

Some favourite passages were:

1

2

3

Thursday, 11 July 2019 (550.7)

The last reading stopped at: "in the harbour." (550.7)

Due to Sabrina being away, there will be no amusing collages for this part of reading!

Thursday, 4 July 2019 (549.7)

The last reading stopped at: “prince of pacis” (549.7)

Some favourite passages were:

1

2

3

Thursday, 27 June 2019 (548.16)

The last reading stopped at: constantonoble's aim (548.16)

Some favourite passages were:

1

2

3

Thursday, 20 June 2019 (547.13)

The last reading stopped at: “a hundred years!” (547.13)


One of the group's favourites was HCE's description of his coat of arms:

At the crest, two young frish, etoiled, flappant, devoiled of their habiliments, vested sable, withdrewers argent. For the boss a coleopter, pondant, partifesswise, blazoned sinister, at the slough, proper. In the lower field a terce of lanciers, shaking unsheathed shafts, their arms crossed in saltire, embusked, sinople. Motto, in letters portent: Hery Crass Evohodie. (546.5 ff.) 

      

This collage was a tough one. If you see any room for improvement or have a suggestion, please leave a comment on this post or drop me a private line here.

Thursday, 13 June 2019 (545.36)

The last reading stopped at: “dummed” (545.36)

A few words about the page we've just read:

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Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree
The passage on pp. 543–45 is infused with references to B. S. Rowntree’s book titled Poverty: A Study of Town Life (publ. 1901). It is an early sociological study of housing conditions among the poor in York.

Some examples in comparison:

FW: man has not had boots off for twelve months (544.18)

R: The man has not had his boots on for twelve months. He is suffering from dropsy. (p. 33)

FW: wageearner freshly shaven from prison (543.27)

Rowntree: Young son wants situation, just out of prison (p. 17)

FW: floor dangerous for unaccompanied old clergymen (544.14–15)

R: Dangerous to life and limb to enter the door (p. 19)

The full, word-searchable text of Poverty can be accessed here.

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Henry II's Charter

The passage at 545.14–23 is modelled on a charter written by King Henry II in 1172 granting the people from Bristol the right to live and work in Dublin.

Finnegans Wake:

Wherfor I will and firmly command, as I willed and firmly commanded, upon my royal word and cause the great seal now to be affi xed, that from the farthest of the farther of their fathers to their children’s children’s children they do inhabit it and hold it for me unencumbered and my heirs, fi rmly and quietly, amply and honestly, and with all the liberties and free customs which the men of Tolbris, a city of Tolbris, have at Tolbris, in the county of their city and through whole my land. Hereto my vouchers, knive and snuff buchs. Fee for farm. Enwreak us wrecks. (545.14–23)

Bristol charter:

Know ye, that I have given, granted, and by my character confirmed to my subjects of Bristol, my city of Dublin to inhabit. Wherefore I will and firmly command that they do inhabit it, and hold it for me and of my heirs, well and in peace, freely and quietly, fully and amply and honourably, with all the liberties and free customs which the men of Bristol have at Bristol, and through my whole land. (Transcribed in R. McHugh)

Bristol charter. Image source: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/might-small-ancient-manuscript-give-post-brexit-bristolians-entry-dublin-021811

Thursday, 6 June 2019 (544.15)

The last reading stopped at: “clergymen” (544.15)

Some favourite passages were:

1

2

3

Thursday, 30 May 2019 (542.26)

The last reading stopped at: bunkers’ eyes! (542.26)


Some favourites were:

1

tuberclerosies I reized spudfully from the murphyplantz (541.36)

2

enmy pupuls felt my burk was no worse than their brite (542.18)

3

don't you let flyfire till you see their whites of the bunkers' eyes! (542.25)

Thursday, 23 May 2019 (541.25)

Please note that the group is meeting this coming Thursday, Ascension Day, 30 May 2019.


The last reading stopped at: “Neederthorpe” (541.25)

Here is an excerpt from one of Fritz Senn's essays about Zurich allusions in Finnegans Wake relating to the passage we have just read:

“An einer anderen Stelle: 'I made praharfeast upon acorpolous and fastbroke down in Neederthorpe', scheint jemand im Zürcher Niederdorf zusammengebrochen zu sein; Zürich wird dabei kosmopolitisch mit Prag und Athen verbunden. Die Festlichkeiten, die sich zugleich überall und an ganz spezifischen Orten abspielen, sind hier offenbar mit Eßtabus durchsetzt.”

From: Senn, Fritz. “James Joyce und Zürich”. Nicht nur Nichts gegen Joyce (Zürich: Haffmanns, 1999), 74.


Some favourite passages from the reading were:

1

2

3

Thursday, 16 May 2019 (540.12)

The last reading stopped at: “Moonis.” (540.12)

Some favourite passages were:

1

2

3

With thanks to A.

Thursday, 2 May 2019 (539.16)

Please note: There will be no reading next week. Instead, our resident scholar, Akram Pedramnia, will be giving a presentation about her ongoing research on Thursday, 9 May at 7 p.m. You can find more details on the flyer posted below.


The last reading stopped at: “suntry clothing?” (539.16)


Some favourite passages were:

1

“Ous of their freiung pfann into myne foyer.” (538.26)

2

“Evilling chimbes is smutsick rivulverblott” (538.31)

3

“that primed favourite continental poet, Daunty, Gouty and Shopkeeper, A. G.” (539.5)