tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701815.post114338268819155811..comments2023-10-20T11:06:56.245-04:00Comments on Rodney Welch: The Blog: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16762495483918721103noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701815.post-1143493965863885582006-03-27T16:12:00.000-05:002006-03-27T16:12:00.000-05:00I really liked the bio of Nora Joyce that came out...I really liked the bio of Nora Joyce that came out a couple of years ago. It was refreshing to view James Joyce from one step away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701815.post-1143408069809571602006-03-26T16:21:00.000-05:002006-03-26T16:21:00.000-05:00I can imagine -- like listening to Faulkner. Anoth...I can imagine -- like listening to Faulkner. Another resource you probably already know: Richard Ellmann's <I>James Joyce</I>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762495483918721103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701815.post-1143400770853273982006-03-26T14:19:00.000-05:002006-03-26T14:19:00.000-05:00I used Blamires' New Bloomsday Book and Stuart Gil...I used Blamires' New Bloomsday Book and Stuart Gilbert's guide. The second time through I just used the Blamire. I also listened to about half of it on tape (Recorded Books) recently and that was helpful in some ways, irritating in others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701815.post-1143395493463046802006-03-26T12:51:00.000-05:002006-03-26T12:51:00.000-05:00Extremely. Which guidebook did you use? My standar...Extremely. Which guidebook did you use? My standard aids were Nabokov's <I>Lectures on Literature</I> and Anthony Burgess' <I>ReJoyce</I> -- which worked well together.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762495483918721103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701815.post-1143387669521118352006-03-26T10:41:00.000-05:002006-03-26T10:41:00.000-05:00And it's such a shame about Joyce. Ulysses is far ...And it's such a shame about Joyce. Ulysses is far more accessible book than I was ever led to believe. It's more work than the average novel, of course -- I completed my first read-through with a guidebook in each hand -- but so rewarding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com