https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Jayhawk 2026-05-11T20:51:36Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.0 https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Finnegans_Wake&diff=7403 2012-01-04T20:56:47Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[James Joyce]], first published in 1939. Parts of an earlier version of the novel, named “Work in Progress” had been published before.<br /> <br /> ''Finnegans Wake'' is considered to be one of the twentieth century novels that are the most difficult to read. It has some claim to be the least read major work of Western literature in general. At the same time, it is possibly the most experimental work attempted in prose fiction.<br /> <br /> Literary scholars disagree about the question whether the novel tells a story or if it is rather a mosaic of prose fragments (and very often new word compositions) without any clear line. One approach is that “though the book does not offer a conventional narrative, elements of a plot do continue to drift to the surface. […] The Wake’s narrative proceeds vertically, rather than horizontally, as one separate incident after another is piled upon what has gone before” (Begnal, xiv). <br /> <br /> Most of ''Finnegans Wake'' takes place in the suburb of Chapelizod on the western side of Dublin. <br /> The novel is, “at one level, the story of a family” (Spinks, 128). This family consists of the Dublin publican H.C. Earwicker, his wife Anna Livia Plurabelle, their twin sons Shaun and Shem and their daughter Isabel. These characters, however, appear in many different ways such as different surnames, short cuts or even the phrase “Here Comes Everybody” (Finnegans Wake, 32) – one of the most famous lines of the book – which represents humankind in general. <br /> <br /> Another way of dealing with the novel is to see it as “the story of Joyce’s twenty-year labour to develop a style and a mode of narrative presentation with which to represent the dreams, desires and repressions that constitute the ‘unconcious’ of modern culture” (Spinks, 131).<br /> <br /> Due to its complexity, ''Finnegans Wake'' is open to many kinds of interpretation. Summing up one common interpretation very briefly, it can be stated that the novel deals with the highs and lows in human life, illustrated by the example of H.C. Earwicker and his family.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources''':<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael/Eckley, Grace. ''Narrator and Character in'' Finnegans Wake. London: Associated University Presses, 1975.<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael H. ''Dreamscheme''. ''Narrative and Voice in'' Finnegans Wake. New York: Syracuse University Press, 1988.<br /> <br /> Joyce, James. ''Finnegans Wake''. 3. ed. London: Faber and Faber, 1982.<br /> <br /> Spinks, Lee. ''James Joyce. A Critical Guide.'' Edinburgh: University Press, 2009.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Finnegans_Wake&diff=7402 2012-01-04T20:55:59Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[James Joyce]], first published in 1939. Parts of an earlier version of the novel, named “Work in Progress” had been published before.<br /> <br /> ''Finnegans Wake'' is considered to be one of the twentieth century novels that are the most difficult to read amd has some claim to be the least read major work of Western literature in general. At the same time, it is possibly the most experimental work attempted in prose fiction.<br /> <br /> Literary scholars disagree about the question whether the novel tells a story or if it is rather a mosaic of prose fragments (and very often new word compositions) without any clear line. One approach is that “though the book does not offer a conventional narrative, elements of a plot do continue to drift to the surface. […] The Wake’s narrative proceeds vertically, rather than horizontally, as one separate incident after another is piled upon what has gone before” (Begnal, xiv). <br /> <br /> Most of ''Finnegans Wake'' takes place in the suburb of Chapelizod on the western side of Dublin. <br /> The novel is, “at one level, the story of a family” (Spinks, 128). This family consists of the Dublin publican H.C. Earwicker, his wife Anna Livia Plurabelle, their twin sons Shaun and Shem and their daughter Isabel. These characters, however, appear in many different ways such as different surnames, short cuts or even the phrase “Here Comes Everybody” (Finnegans Wake, 32) – one of the most famous lines of the book – which represents humankind in general. <br /> <br /> Another way of dealing with the novel is to see it as “the story of Joyce’s twenty-year labour to develop a style and a mode of narrative presentation with which to represent the dreams, desires and repressions that constitute the ‘unconcious’ of modern culture” (Spinks, 131).<br /> <br /> Due to its complexity, ''Finnegans Wake'' is open to many kinds of interpretation. Summing up one common interpretation very briefly, it can be stated that the novel deals with the highs and lows in human life, illustrated by the example of H.C. Earwicker and his family.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources''':<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael/Eckley, Grace. ''Narrator and Character in'' Finnegans Wake. London: Associated University Presses, 1975.<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael H. ''Dreamscheme''. ''Narrative and Voice in'' Finnegans Wake. New York: Syracuse University Press, 1988.<br /> <br /> Joyce, James. ''Finnegans Wake''. 3. ed. London: Faber and Faber, 1982.<br /> <br /> Spinks, Lee. ''James Joyce. A Critical Guide.'' Edinburgh: University Press, 2009.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7372 2011-12-31T22:22:56Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[Virginia Woolf]], first published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character are presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In ''Jacob's Room'' Woolf does not use a classical narrative structure, but breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She designs a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which contains Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as [[James Joyce]]'s ''[[Ulysses]]'', ''Jacobs Room'' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grows up in Cornwall, studies in Cambridge (but does not earn a degree), travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. When [[Great War|World War One]] breaks out, Jacob leaves his room forever to become a soldier and eventually dies in the war.<br /> <br /> Even though the reader learns quite a bit about Jacob's life, he/she does not really get to know Jacob. On the one hand, the protagonist seems to be somewhat of a superficial character; on the other hand, Woolf keeps on giving hints that allow a deeper insight into Jacob's personality. The auctorial statement at the beginning accordingly says: &quot;It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done&quot; (''Jacob's Room'', 29).<br /> <br /> Important topics in the novel are the images of time and death. Presenting time, Woolf clearly distinguishes between chronological measurable time and perceived time (the time Jacob feels). The permanent presence of clocks as well as narration stylistics emphasise the significance of time. Also, the entire novel is interstratified by symbols of death.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources:'''<br /> <br /> Beck, Andrea. ''Konstitution von ästhetischen Sinnsystemen in sieben Hauptwerken Virginia Woolfs''. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang, 1987.<br /> <br /> Boekhorst, Peter te. ''Das literarische Leitmotiv und seine Funktionen in Romanen von Aldous Huxley, Virginia Woolf und James Joyce''. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang, 1987.<br /> <br /> Erzgräber, Willi. ''Virginia Woolf. Eine Einführung''. 2. Auflage. Tübingen/Basel: Francke, 1993.<br /> <br /> Woolf, Virginia. ''Jacob's Room''. London: Hogarth, 1954.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Finnegans_Wake&diff=7371 2011-12-31T21:54:54Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[James Joyce]], first published in 1939. Parts of an earlier version of the novel, named “Work in Progress” had been published before.<br /> <br /> ''Finnegans Wake'' is considered to be one of the twentieth century novels that are the most difficult to read, and at the same time possibly the most experimental work attempted in prose fiction. It also has some claim to be the least read major work of Western literature in general.<br /> Literary scholars disagree about the question whether the novel tells a story or if it is rather a mosaic of prose fragments (and very often new word compositions) without any clear line. One approach is that “though the book does not offer a conventional narrative, elements of a plot do continue to drift to the surface. […] The Wake’s narrative proceeds vertically, rather than horizontally, as one separate incident after another is piled upon what has gone before” (Begnal, xiv). <br /> <br /> Most of ''Finnegans Wake'' takes place in the suburb of Chapelizod on the western side of Dublin. <br /> The novel is, “at one level, the story of a family” (Spinks, 128). This family consists of the Dublin publican H.C. Earwicker, his wife Anna Livia Plurabelle, their twin sons Shaun and Shem and their daughter Isabel. These characters, however, appear in many different ways such as different surnames, short cuts or even the phrase “Here Comes Everybody” (Finnegans Wake, 32) – one of the most famous lines of the book – which represents humankind in general. <br /> <br /> Another way of dealing with the novel is to see it as “the story of Joyce’s twenty-year labour to develop a style and a mode of narrative presentation with which to represent the dreams, desires and repressions that constitute the ‘unconcious’ of modern culture” (Spinks, 131).<br /> <br /> Due to its complexity, ''Finnegans Wake'' is open to many kinds of interpretation. Summing up one common interpretation very briefly, it can be stated that the novel deals with the highs and lows in human life, illustrated by the example of H.C. Earwicker and his family.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources''':<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael/Eckley, Grace. ''Narrator and Character in'' Finnegans Wake. London: Associated University Presses, 1975.<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael H. ''Dreamscheme''. ''Narrative and Voice in'' Finnegans Wake. New York: Syracuse University Press, 1988.<br /> <br /> Joyce, James. ''Finnegans Wake''. 3. ed. London: Faber and Faber, 1982.<br /> <br /> Spinks, Lee. ''James Joyce. A Critical Guide.'' Edinburgh: University Press, 2009.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=James_Joyce&diff=7360 2011-12-22T09:21:02Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>1882-1941. Novelist. <br /> <br /> James Augustine Joyce was born in Dublin in 1882 and died at the age of 59 in 1941. He had three brothers and six sisters. Joyce came from a lower middle-class family which often had financial difficulties. In 1904 he [[Bloomsday|met Nora Barnacle]] who bore him a son and a daughter and who he married in 1931.<br /> <br /> From 1888 to 1893 he visited Clongowes Wood College, a Jesuit boy's school and later on he went to Belvedere College, another Jesuit boy's day-school. In the following years Joyce studied several subjects at University College in Dublin and in 1902 he had a short enrollment at the Royal University Medical School. James Joyce was a born and bred Catholic, but his faith dwindled in the course of this life. In the year 1889 he became an altar boy and in 1895 he entered the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary. But after his death he was buried without the last rites of the Catholic Church.<br /> <br /> '''Literary Interests:'''<br /> <br /> James Joyce wrote and published several provocative papers and also reviewed plays by [[Ibsen]], a contemporary Norwegian dramatist. Joyce was in contact with the most important poets of that time: W.B. Yeats, Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot. He also formed a theatre group and won academic prizes for his papers in 1894 and 1897.<br /> [It is not clear, how Joyce got from being a reviewer and essayist to becoming one of the leading modernist writers. What happened?]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Works:'''<br /> <br /> '''''Chamber Music''''' (volume of poems) (1907), '''''Dubliners''''' (collection of short stories) ( 1914) ,''''' A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man''''' (novel; fictional autobiography) (1914/1915), '''''Exiles''''' (play) (1918) , '''''Ulysses''''' (novel) (1922) , '''''[[Finnegans Wake]]''''' (novel) (1939)<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources:'''<br /> <br /> Attridge, Derek . ''The Cambridge Companion to James Joyce''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.<br /> <br /> Birch, Dinah. ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature''.Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2009.<br /> <br /> Connor, Steven. ''James Joyce'', Plymouth: Northcote House. 1996.<br /> <br /> Joyce, James. ''Dubliners''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2008.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=James_Joyce&diff=7359 2011-12-22T09:20:30Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>1882-1941. Novelist. <br /> <br /> James Augustine Joyce was born in Dublin in 1882 and died at the age of 59 in 1941. He had three brothers and six sisters. Joyce came from a lower middle-class family which often had financial difficulties. In 1904 he [[Bloomsday|met Nora Barnacle]] who bore him a son and a daughter and who he married in 1931.<br /> <br /> From 1888 to 1893 he visited Clongowes Wood College, a Jesuit boy's school and later on he went to Belvedere College, another Jesuit boy's day-school. In the following years Joyce studied several subjects at University College in Dublin and in 1902 he had a short enrollment at the Royal University Medical School. James Joyce was a born and bred Catholic, but his faith dwindled in the course of this life. In the year 1889 he became an altar boy and in 1895 he entered the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary. But after his death he was buried without the last rites of the Catholic Church.<br /> <br /> '''Literary Interests:'''<br /> <br /> James Joyce wrote and published several provocative papers and also reviewed plays by [[Ibsen]], a contemporary Norwegian dramatist. Joyce was in contact with the most important poets of that time: W.B. Yeats, Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot. He also formed a theatre group and won academic prizes for his papers in 1894 and 1897.<br /> [It is not clear, how Joyce got from being a reviewer and essayist to becoming one of the leading modernist writers. What happened?]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Works:'''<br /> <br /> '''''Chamber Music''''' (volume of poems) (1907), '''''Dubliners''''' (collection of short stories) ( 1914) ,''''' A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man''''' (novel; fictional autobiography) (1914/1915), '''''Exiles''''' (play) (1918) , '''''Ulysses''''' (novel) (1922) , [['''''Finnegans Wake''''']] (novel) (1939)<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources:'''<br /> <br /> Attridge, Derek . ''The Cambridge Companion to James Joyce''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.<br /> <br /> Birch, Dinah. ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature''.Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2009.<br /> <br /> Connor, Steven. ''James Joyce'', Plymouth: Northcote House. 1996.<br /> <br /> Joyce, James. ''Dubliners''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2008.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Finnegans_Wake&diff=7358 2011-12-22T09:18:41Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[James Joyce]], first published in 1939. Parts of an earlier version of the novel, named “Work in Progress” had been published before.<br /> <br /> ''Finnegans Wake'' is possibly the most experimental work attempted in prose fiction, and at the same time considered to be one of the twentieth century novels that are the most difficult to read. It also has some claim to be the least read major work of Western literature in general.<br /> Literary scholars disagree about the question whether the novel tells a story or if it is rather a mosaic of prose fragments (and very often new word compositions) without any clear line. One approach is that “though the book does not offer a conventional narrative, elements of a plot do continue to drift to the surface. […] The Wake’s narrative proceeds vertically, rather than horizontally, as one separate incident after another is piled upon what has gone before” (Begnal, xiv). <br /> <br /> Most of ''Finnegans Wake'' takes place in the suburb of Chapelizod on the western side of Dublin. <br /> The novel is, “at one level, the story of a family” (Spinks, 128). This family consists of the Dublin publican H.C. Earwicker, his wife Anna Livia Plurabelle, their twin sons Shaun and Shem and their daughter Isabel. These characters, however, appear in many different ways such as different surnames, short cuts or even the phrase “Here Comes Everybody” (Finnegans Wake, 32) – one of the most famous lines of the book – which represents humankind in general. <br /> <br /> Another way of dealing with the novel is to see it as “the story of Joyce’s twenty-year labour to develop a style and a mode of narrative presentation with which to represent the dreams, desires and repressions that constitute the ‘unconcious’ of modern culture” (Spinks, 131).<br /> <br /> Due to its complexity, ''Finnegans Wake'' is open to many kinds of interpretation. Summing up one common interpretation very briefly, it can be stated that the novel deals with the highs and lows in human life, illustrated by the example of H.C. Earwicker and his family.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources''':<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael/Eckley, Grace. ''Narrator and Character in'' Finnegans Wake. London: Associated University Presses, 1975.<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael H. ''Dreamscheme''. ''Narrative and Voice in'' Finnegans Wake. New York: Syracuse University Press, 1988.<br /> <br /> Joyce, James. ''Finnegans Wake''. 3. ed. London: Faber and Faber, 1982.<br /> <br /> Spinks, Lee. ''James Joyce. A Critical Guide.'' Edinburgh: University Press, 2009.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Finnegans_Wake&diff=7356 2011-12-21T16:40:08Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[James Joyce]], first published in 1939. Parts of an earlier version of the novel, named “Work in Progress” had been published before.<br /> <br /> ''Finnegans Wake'' is possibly the most experimental work attempted in prose fiction, and at the same time considered to be one of the twentieth century novels that are the most difficult to read. It also has some claim to be the least read major work of Western literature in general.<br /> Literary scholars disagree about the question whether the novel tells a story or if it is rather a mosaic of prose fragments (and very often new word compositions) without any clear line. One approach is that “though the book does not offer a conventional narrative, elements of a plot do continue to drift to the surface. […] The Wake’s narrative proceeds vertically, rather than horizontally, as one separate incident after another is piled upon what has gone before” (Begnal, xiv). <br /> <br /> Most of ''Finnegans Wake'' takes place in the suburb of Chapelizod on the westen side of Dublin. <br /> The novel is, “at one level, the story of a family” (Spinks, 128). This family consists of a Dublin publican H.C. Earwicker, his wife Anna Livia Plurabelle, their twin sons Shaun and Shem and their daughter Isabel. These characters, however, appear in many different ways such as different surnames, short cuts or even the phrase “Here Comes Everybody” (Finnegans Wake, 32) – one of the most famous lines of the book – which represents humankind in general. <br /> <br /> Another way of dealing with the novel is to see it as “the story of Joyce’s twenty-year labour to develop a style and a mode of narrative presentation with which to represent the dreams, desires and repressions that constitute the ‘unconcious’ of modern culture” (Spinks, 131).<br /> <br /> Due to its complexity, ''Finnegans Wake'' is open to many kinds of interpretation. Summing up one common interpretation very briefly, it can be stated that the novel deals with the highs and lows in human life, illustrated by the example of H.C. Earwicker and his family.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources''':<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael/Eckley, Grace. ''Narrator and Character in Finnegans Wake''. London: Associated University Presses, 1975.<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael H. ''Dreamscheme''. ''Narrative and Voice in Finnegans Wake.'' New York: Syracuse University Press, 1988.<br /> <br /> Joyce, James. ''Finnegans Wake''. 3. ed. London: Faber and Faber, 1982.<br /> <br /> Spinks, Lee. ''James Joyce. A Critical Guide.'' Edinburgh: University Press, 2009.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Finnegans_Wake&diff=7355 2011-12-21T16:38:48Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[James Joyce]], first published in 1939. Parts of an earlier version of the novel, named “Work in Progress” had been published before.<br /> <br /> ''Finnegans Wake'' is possibly the most experimental work attempted in prose fiction, and at the same time considered to be one of the twentieth century novels that are the most difficult to read. It also has some claim to be the least read major work of Western literature in general.<br /> Literary scholars disagree about the question whether the novel tells a story or if it is rather a mosaic of prose fragments (and very often new word compositions) without any clear line. One approach is that “though the book does not offer a conventional narrative, elements of a plot do continue to drift to the surface. […] The Wake’s narrative proceeds vertically, rather than horizontally, as one separate incident after another is piled upon what has gone before” (Begnal, xiv). <br /> <br /> Most of ''Finnegans Wake'' takes place in the suburb of Chapelizod on the westen side of Dublin. <br /> The novel is, “at one level, the story of a family” (Spinks, 128). This family consists of a Dublin publican H.C. Earwicker, his wife Anna Livia Plurabelle, their twin sons Shaun and Shem and their daughter Isabel. These characters, however, appear in many different ways such as different surnames, short cuts or even the phrase “Here Comes Everybody” (Finnegans Wake, 32) – one of the most famous lines of the book – which represents humankind in general. <br /> <br /> Another way of dealing with the novel is to see it as “the story of Joyce’s twenty-year labour to develop a style and a mode of narrative presentation with which to represent the dreams, desires and repressions that constitute the ‘unconcious’ of modern culture” (Spinks, 131).<br /> <br /> Due to its complexity, ''Finnegans Wake'' is open to many kinds of interpretation. Summing up one common interpretation very briefly, it can be stated that the novel deals with the highs and lows in human life, illustrated by the example of H.C. Earwicker and his family.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources''':<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael H. ''Dreamscheme''. ''Narrative and Voice in Finnegans Wake.'' New York: Syracuse University Press.<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael/Eckley, Grace. ''Narrator and Character in Finnegans Wake''. London: Associated University Presses, 1975.<br /> <br /> Joyce, James. ''Finnegans Wake''. London: Faber and Faber, 1982.<br /> <br /> Spinks, Lee. ''James Joyce. A Critical Guide.'' Edinburgh: University Press, 2009.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Finnegans_Wake&diff=7354 2011-12-21T16:38:13Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[James Joyce]], first published in 1939. Parts of an earlier version of the novel, named “Work in Progress” had been published before.<br /> <br /> ''Finnegans Wake'' is possibly the most experimental work attempted in prose fiction, and at the same time considered to be one of the twentieth century novels that are the most difficult to read. It also has some claim to be the least read major work of Western literature in general.<br /> Literary scholars disagree about the question whether the novel tells a story or if it is rather a mosaic of prose fragments (and very often new word compositions) without any clear line. One approach is that “though the book does not offer a conventional narrative, elements of a plot do continue to drift to the surface. […] The Wake’s narrative proceeds vertically, rather than horizontally, as one separate incident after another is piled upon what has gone before” (Begnal, xiv). <br /> <br /> Most of ''Finnegans Wake'' takes place in the suburb of Chapelizod on the westen side of Dublin. <br /> The novel is, “at one level, the story of a family” (Spinks, 128). This family consists of a Dublin publican H.C. Earwicker, his wife Anna Livia Plurabelle, their twin sons Shaun and Shem and their daughter Isabel. These characters, however, appear in many different ways such as different surnames, short cuts or even the phrase “Here Comes Everybody” (Finnegans Wake, 32) – one of the most famous lines of the book – which represents humankind in general. <br /> <br /> Another way of dealing with the novel is to see it as “the story of Joyce’s twenty-year labour to develop a style and a mode of narrative presentation with which to represent the dreams, desires and repressions that constitute the ‘unconcious’ of modern culture” (Spinks, 131).<br /> <br /> Due to its complexity, ''Finnegans Wake'' is open to many kinds of interpretation. Summing up one common interpretation very briefly, it can be stated that the novel deals with the highs and lows in human life, illustrated by the example of H.C. Earwicker and his family.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources''':<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael H. Dreamscheme. ''Narrative and Voice in Finnegans Wake.'' New York: Syracuse University Press.<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael/Eckley, Grace. Narrator and Character in Finnegans Wake. London: Associated University Presses, 1975.<br /> <br /> Joyce, James. ''Finnegans Wake''. London: Faber and Faber, 1982.<br /> <br /> Spinks, Lee. ''James Joyce. A Critical Guide.'' Edinburgh: University Press, 2009.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Finnegans_Wake&diff=7353 2011-12-21T16:36:07Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[James Joyce]], first published in 1939. Parts of an earlier version of the novel, named “Work in Progress” had been published before.<br /> <br /> ''Finnegans Wake'' is possibly the most experimental work attempted in prose fiction, and at the same time considered to be one of the twentieth century novels that are the most difficult to read. It also has some claim to be the least read major work of Western literature in general.<br /> Literary scholars disagree about the question whether the novel tells a story or if it is rather a mosaic of prose fragments (and very often new word compositions) without any clear line. One approach is that “though the book does not offer a conventional narrative, elements of a plot do continue to drift to the surface. […] The Wake’s narrative proceeds vertically, rather than horizontally, as one separate incident after another is piled upon what has gone before” (Begnal, xiv). <br /> <br /> Most of ''Finnegans Wake'' takes place in the suburb of Chapelizod on the westen side of Dublin. <br /> The novel is, “at one level, the story of a family” (Spinks, 128). This family consists of a Dublin publican H.C. Earwicker, his wife Anna Livia Plurabelle, their twin sons Shaun and Shem and their daughter Isabel. These characters, however, appear in many different ways such as different surnames, short cuts or even the phrase “Here Comes Everybody” (Finnegans Wake, 32) – one of the most famous lines from the book – which represents humankind in general. <br /> <br /> Another way of dealing with the novel is to see it as “the story of Joyce’s twenty-year labour to develop a style and a mode of narrative presentation with which to represent the dreams, desires and repressions that constitute the ‘unconcious’ of modern culture” (Spinks, 131).<br /> <br /> Due to its complexity, ''Finnegans Wake'' is open to many kinds of interpretation. Summing up one common interpretation very briefly, it can be stated that the novel deals with the highs and lows in human life, illustrated by the example of H.C. Earwicker and his family.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources''':<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael H. Dreamscheme. ''Narrative and Voice in Finnegans Wake.'' New York: Syracuse University Press.<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael/Eckley, Grace. Narrator and Character in Finnegans Wake. London: Associated University Presses, 1975.<br /> <br /> Joyce, James. ''Finnegans Wake''. London: Faber and Faber, 1982.<br /> <br /> Spinks, Lee. ''James Joyce. A Critical Guide.'' Edinburgh: University Press, 2009.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Finnegans_Wake&diff=7352 2011-12-21T16:35:56Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[James Joyce]], first published in 1939. Parts of an earlier version of the novel, named “Work in Progress” had been published before.<br /> <br /> ''Finnegans Wake'' is possibly the most experimental work attempted in prose fiction, and at the same time considered to be one of the twentieth century novels that are the most difficult to read. It also has some claim to be the least read major work of Western literature in general.<br /> Literary scholars disagree about the question whether the novel tells a story or if it is rather a mosaic of prose fragments (and very often new word compositions) without any clear line. One approach is that “though the book does not offer a conventional narrative, elements of a plot do continue to drift to the surface. […] The Wake’s narrative proceeds vertically, rather than horizontally, as one separate incident after another is piled upon what has gone before” (Begnal, xiv). <br /> <br /> Most of ''Finnegans Wake'' takes place in the suburb of Chapelizod on the westen side of Dublin. <br /> The novel is, “at one level, the story of a family” (Spinks, 128). This family consists of a Dublin publican H.C. Earwicker, his wife Anna Livia Plurabelle, their twin sons Shaun and Shem and their daughter Isabel. These characters, however, appear in many different ways such as different surnames, short cuts or even the phrase “Here Comes Everybody” (Finnegans Wake, 32) – one of the most famous lines from the book – which represents humankind in general. <br /> <br /> Another way of dealing with the novel is to see it as “the story of Joyce’s twenty-year labour to develop a style and a mode of narrative presentation with which to represent the dreams, desires and repressions that constitute the ‘unconcious’ of modern culture” (Spinks, 131).<br /> <br /> Due to its complexity, ''Finnegans Wake'' is open to many kinds of interpretation. Summing up one common interpretation very briefly, it can be stated that the novel deals with the highs and lows in human life, illustrated by the example of H.C. Earwicker and his family.<br /> <br /> '''Sources''':<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael H. Dreamscheme. ''Narrative and Voice in Finnegans Wake.'' New York: Syracuse University Press.<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael/Eckley, Grace. Narrator and Character in Finnegans Wake. London: Associated University Presses, 1975.<br /> <br /> Joyce, James. ''Finnegans Wake''. London: Faber and Faber, 1982.<br /> <br /> Spinks, Lee. ''James Joyce. A Critical Guide.'' Edinburgh: University Press, 2009.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Finnegans_Wake&diff=7351 2011-12-21T16:31:55Z

<p>Jayhawk: Created page with &#039;Novel by James Joyce, first published in 1939. Parts of an earlier version of the novel, named “Work in Progress” had been published before. &#039;&#039;Finnegans Wake&#039;&#039; is possi…&#039;</p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[James Joyce]], first published in 1939. Parts of an earlier version of the novel, named “Work in Progress” had been published before.<br /> <br /> ''Finnegans Wake'' is possibly the most experimental work attempted in prose fiction, and at the same time considered to be one of the twentieth century novels that are the most difficult to read. It also has some claim to be the least read major work of Western literature in general.<br /> Literary scholars disagree about the question whether the novel tells a story or if it is rather a mosaic of prose fragments (and very often new word compositions) without any clear line. One approach is that “though the book does not offer a conventional narrative, elements of a plot do continue to drift to the surface. […] The Wake’s narrative proceeds vertically, rather than horizontally, as one separate incident after another is piled upon what has gone before” (Begnal, xiv). <br /> <br /> Most of ''Finnegans Wake'' takes place in the suburb of Chapelizod on the westen side of Dublin. <br /> The novel is, “at one level, the story of a family” (Spinks, 128). This family consists of a Dublin publican H.C. Earwicker, his wife Anna Livia Plurabelle, their twin sons Shaun and Shem and their daughter Isabel. These characters, however, appear in many different ways such as different surnames, short cuts or even the phrase “Here comes everybody” (Finnegans Wake, 32) – one of the most famous lines from the book – which here represents humankind in general. <br /> <br /> Another way of dealing with the novel is to see it as “the story of Joyce’s twenty-year labour to develop a style and a mode of narrative presentation with which to represent the dreams, desires and repressions that constitute the ‘unconcious’ of modern culture” (Spinks, 131).<br /> <br /> Due to its complexity, ''Finnegans Wake'' is open to many kinds of interpretation. Summing up one common interpretation very briefly, it can be stated that the novel deals with the highs and lows in human life, illustrated by the example of H.C. Earwicker and his family.<br /> <br /> '''Sources''':<br /> <br /> Begnal, Michael H. Dreamscheme. ''Narrative and Voice in Finnegans Wake.'' New York: Syracuse University Press.<br /> Begnal, Michael/Eckley, Grace. Narrator and Character in Finnegans Wake. London: Associated University Presses, 1975.<br /> Joyce, James. ''Finnegans Wake''.<br /> Spinks, Lee. ''James Joyce. A Critical Guide.'' Edinburgh: University Press, 2009.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7228 2011-12-08T11:15:11Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Novel by [[Virginia Woolf]], first published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character are presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In ''Jacob's Room'' Woolf does not use a classical narrative structure, breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She designs a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which contains Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as [[James Joyce]]'s ''[[Ulysses]]'', ''Jacobs Room'' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grows up in Cornwall, studies in Cambridge (but does not earn a degree), travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. When [[Great War|World War One]] breaks out, Jacob leaves his room forever to become a soldier and eventually dies in the war.<br /> <br /> Even though the reader learns quite a bit about Jacob's life, he/she does not really get to know Jacob. On the one hand, the protagonist seems to be somewhat of a superficial character; on the other hand, Woolf keeps on giving hints that allow a deeper insight into Jacob's personality. The auctorial statement at the beginning accordingly says: &quot;It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done&quot; (Jacob's Room, p. 29).<br /> <br /> Important topics in the novel are the images of time and death. Presenting time, Woolf clearly distinguishes between chronological measurable time and perceived time (the time Jacob feels). The permanent presence of clocks as well as narration stylistics emphasise the significance of time. Also, the entire novel is interstratified by symbols of death.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources:'''<br /> <br /> Beck, Andrea. ''Konstitution von ästhetischen Sinnsystemen in sieben Hauptwerken Virginia Woolfs''. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang, 1987.<br /> <br /> Boekhorst, Peter te. ''Das literarische Leitmotiv und seine Funktionen in Romanen von Aldous Huxley, Virginia Woolf und James Joyce''. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang, 1987.<br /> <br /> Erzgräber, Willi. ''Virginia Woolf. Eine Einführung''. 2. Auflage. Tübingen/Basel: Francke, 1993.<br /> <br /> Woolf, Virginia. ''Jacob's Room''. 8. imprint. London: Hogarth, 1954.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7070 2011-12-05T22:21:29Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Jacob's Room''' is a novel by [[Virginia Woolf]], published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character are presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In '''Jacob's Room''' Woolf does not use a classical narration structure, but breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She designes a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which contains Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as [[James Joyce]]'s [[Ulysses]], '''Jacobs Room''' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grows up in Cornwall, studies in Cambridge (but does not earn a degree), travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. When World War One breaks out, Jacob leaves his room forever to become a soldier and eventually dies in the war.<br /> <br /> Even though the reader learns quite a bit about Jacob's life, he/she does not really get to know Jacob. On the one hand, the protagonist seems to be somewhat of a superficial character; on the other hand, Woolf keeps on giving hints that allow a deeper insight into Jacob's personality. The auctorial statement at the beginning accordingly says: &quot;It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done&quot;.<br /> <br /> Important topics in the novel are the images of time and death. Presenting time, Woolf clearly distinguishes between chronological measurable time and perceived time (the time Jacob feels). The permanent presence of clocks as well as narration stylistics emphazise the significance of time. Also, the entire novel is interstratified by symbols of death.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources:'''<br /> <br /> Beck, Andrea. ''Konstitution von ästhetischen Sinnsystemen in sieben Hauptwerken Virginia Woolfs''. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang, 1987.<br /> <br /> Boekhorst, Peter te. ''Das literarische Leitmotiv und seine Funktionen in Romanen von Aldous Huxley, Virginia Woolf und James Joyce''. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang, 1987.<br /> <br /> Erzgräber, Willi. ''Virginia Woolf. Eine Einführung''. 2. Auflage. Tübingen/Basel: Francke, 1993.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7069 2011-12-05T22:20:07Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Jacob's Room''' is a novel by [[Virginia Woolf]], published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character are presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In '''Jacob's Room''' Woolf does not use a classical narration structure, but breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She designes a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which contains Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as [[James Joyce]]'s [[Ulysses]], '''Jacobs Room''' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grows up in Cornwall, studies in Cambridge (but does not earn a degree), travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. When World War One breaks out, Jacob leaves his room forever to become a soldier and eventually dies in the war.<br /> <br /> Even though the reader learns quite a bit about Jacob's life, he/she does not really get to know Jacob. On the one hand, the protagonist seems to be somewhat of a superficial character; on the other hand, Woolf keeps on giving hints that allow a deeper insight into Jacob's personality. The auctorial statement at the beginning accordingly says: &quot;It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done&quot;.<br /> <br /> Important topics in the novel are the images of time and death. Presenting time, Woolf clearly distinguishes between chronological measurable time and perceived time (the time Jacob feels). The permanent presence of clocks as well as narration stylistics emphazise the significance of time. Also, the entire novel is interstratified by symbols of death.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources:'''<br /> <br /> Beck, Andrea: ''Konstitution von ästhetischen Sinnsystemen in sieben Hauptwerken Virginia Woolfs''. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang, 1987.<br /> <br /> Boekhorst, Peter te: ''Das literarische Leitmotiv und seine Funktionen in Romanen von Aldous Huxley, Virgiia Woolf und James Joyce''. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang, 1987.<br /> <br /> Erzgräber, Willi: ''Virginia Woolf. Eine Einführung''. 2. Auflage. Tübingen/Basel: Francke, 1993.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7068 2011-12-05T22:16:33Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Jacob's Room''' is a novel by [[Virginia Woolf]], published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character are presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In '''Jacob's Room''' Woolf does not use a classical narration structure, but breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She designes a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which contains Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as [[James Joyce]]'s [[Ulysses]], '''Jacobs Room''' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grows up in Cornwall, studies in Cambridge (but does not earn a degree), travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. When World War One breaks out, Jacob leaves his room forever to become a soldier and eventually dies in the war.<br /> <br /> Even though the reader learns quite a bit about Jacob's life, he/she does not really get to know Jacob. On the one hand, the protagonist seems to be somewhat of a superficial character; on the other hand, Woolf keeps on giving hints that allow a deeper insight into Jacob's personality. The auctorial statement at the beginning accordingly says: &quot;It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done&quot;.<br /> <br /> Important topics in the novel are the images of time and death. Presenting time, Woolf clearly distinguishes between chronological measurable time and perceived time (the time Jacob feels). The permanent presence of clocks as well as narration stylistics emphazise the significance of time. Also, the entire novel is interstratified by symbols of death.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources:'''<br /> <br /> Beck, Andrea (1987): Konstitution von ästhetischen Sinnsystemen in sieben Hauptwerken Virginia Woolfs. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang.<br /> <br /> Boekhorst, Peter te (1987): Das literarische Leitmotiv und seine Funktionen in Romanen von Aldous Huxley, Virgiia Woolf und James Joyce. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang.<br /> <br /> Erzgräber, Willi (1993): Virginia Woolf. Eine Einführung. 2. Auflage. Tübingen/Basel: Francke.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Virginia_Woolf&diff=7067 2011-12-05T22:14:00Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Née Adeline Virginia Stephen. 1882-1941. Writer, journalist, smoker. Married to [[Leonard Woolf]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Early life'''<br /> <br /> Her father was Leslie Stephen, who was the first editor of the ''Dictionary of National Biography''. Her sister [[Vanessa Bell]] was to become a painter. In 1895 her mother died unexpectedly, and Virginia Stephen suffered her first mental breakdown. After the death of her father in 1904 she had a second nervous breakdown and moved to Bloomsbury, where she became a member of the [[Bloomsbury Group]]. Besides her breakdowns Virginia had suffered sexual molestation at the hands of her two-half brothers George and Gerald Duckworth. She and her family often spent their summer holidays at Talland House in St Ives, Cornwall. St Ives also serves as the setting for her famous novel ''[[To the Lighthouse]]'' (1927).<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Education'''<br /> <br /> Virginia Stephen was educated at home from the resources of her father's huge library.<br /> Later she studied Greek, Latin, German and History at King's College London Ladie's Department from 1897-1901. There she got in contact with reformers of women´s higher education.<br /> <br /> '''Works'''<br /> <br /> Novels: <br /> <br /> ''The Voyage Out'' (1915)<br /> <br /> '' Night and Day'' (1919)<br /> <br /> ''[[Jacob's Room]]'' (1922)<br /> <br /> ''[[Mrs Dalloway]]'' (1925)<br /> <br /> ''[[To the Lighthouse]]'' (1927)<br /> <br /> ''[[Orlando]]'' (1928)<br /> <br /> ''[[The Waves]]'' (1931)<br /> <br /> ''The Years'' (1937)<br /> <br /> ''Between the Acts'' (1941).<br /> <br /> Countless essays and newspaper articles on literature and culture. Very influential are ''[[A Room of One's Own]]'' (1929), an extended essay on women and women's writing. <br /> <br /> Virginia Woolf´s novels were considered experimental, but, in contrast to James Joyce's ''[[Ulysses]]'' (1922) more accessible. Although she did not invent the [[stream of consciousness]], she experimented with it and finetuned its form. Her emphasis was not on plot or characterisation but on a character's consciousness (cf. Virginia Woolf &quot;Modern Fiction&quot; (1919), revised as &quot;Modern Novels&quot; in 1925). In this essay Virginia Woolf points out that it is important for modern writers to free oneself from conventions and instead to record impressions in an unordered way to be closer to reality. Woolf is not interested in large plot events, but in smaller things and also wants to look into the working of the mind (character focalisation).<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources'''<br /> <br /> Bennett, Joan. ''Virginia Woolf. Her Art as a Novelist''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1964.<br /> <br /> Bloom, Harold. ''Virginia Woolf''. Chelsea: Chelsea House Publishers, 2005.<br /> <br /> Stape, John Henry. ''Virginia Woolf. Interviews and recollections''. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995.<br /> <br /> http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/w/woolf/virginia/w91c/chapter13.html<br /> <br /> http://www.virginiawoolfsociety.co.uk/</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Virginia_Woolf&diff=7066 2011-12-05T22:13:08Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>Née Adeline Virginia Stephen. 1882-1941. Writer, journalist, smoker. Married to [[Leonard Woolf]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Early life'''<br /> <br /> Her father was Leslie Stephen, who was the first editor of the ''Dictionary of National Biography''. Her sister [[Vanessa Bell]] was to become a painter. In 1895 her mother died unexpectedly, and Virginia Stephen suffered her first mental breakdown. After the death of her father in 1904 she had a second nervous breakdown and moved to Bloomsbury, where she became a member of the [[Bloomsbury Group]]. Besides her breakdowns Virginia had suffered sexual molestation at the hands of her two-half brothers George and Gerald Duckworth. She and her family often spent their summer holidays at Talland House in St Ives, Cornwall. St Ives also serves as the setting for her famous novel ''[[To the Lighthouse]]'' (1927).<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Education'''<br /> <br /> Virginia Stephen was educated at home from the resources of her father's huge library.<br /> Later she studied Greek, Latin, German and History at King's College London Ladie's Department from 1897-1901. There she got in contact with reformers of women´s higher education.<br /> <br /> '''Works'''<br /> <br /> Novels: <br /> <br /> ''The Voyage Out'' (1915)<br /> <br /> '' Night and Day'' (1919)<br /> <br /> [[''Jacob's Room'']] (1922)<br /> <br /> ''[[Mrs Dalloway]]'' (1925)<br /> <br /> ''[[To the Lighthouse]]'' (1927)<br /> <br /> ''[[Orlando]]'' (1928)<br /> <br /> ''[[The Waves]]'' (1931)<br /> <br /> ''The Years'' (1937)<br /> <br /> ''Between the Acts'' (1941).<br /> <br /> Countless essays and newspaper articles on literature and culture. Very influential are ''[[A Room of One's Own]]'' (1929), an extended essay on women and women's writing. <br /> <br /> Virginia Woolf´s novels were considered experimental, but, in contrast to James Joyce's ''[[Ulysses]]'' (1922) more accessible. Although she did not invent the [[stream of consciousness]], she experimented with it and finetuned its form. Her emphasis was not on plot or characterisation but on a character's consciousness (cf. Virginia Woolf &quot;Modern Fiction&quot; (1919), revised as &quot;Modern Novels&quot; in 1925). In this essay Virginia Woolf points out that it is important for modern writers to free oneself from conventions and instead to record impressions in an unordered way to be closer to reality. Woolf is not interested in large plot events, but in smaller things and also wants to look into the working of the mind (character focalisation).<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources'''<br /> <br /> Bennett, Joan. ''Virginia Woolf. Her Art as a Novelist''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1964.<br /> <br /> Bloom, Harold. ''Virginia Woolf''. Chelsea: Chelsea House Publishers, 2005.<br /> <br /> Stape, John Henry. ''Virginia Woolf. Interviews and recollections''. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995.<br /> <br /> http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/w/woolf/virginia/w91c/chapter13.html<br /> <br /> http://www.virginiawoolfsociety.co.uk/</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7065 2011-12-05T22:11:43Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Jacob's Room''' is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character are presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In '''Jacob's Room''' Woolf does not use a classical narration structure, but breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She designes a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which contains Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as James Joyce's Ullysses, '''Jacobs Room''' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grows up in Cornwall, studies in Cambridge (but does not earn a degree), travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. When World War One breaks out, Jacob leaves his room forever to become a soldier and eventually dies in the war.<br /> <br /> Even though the reader learns quite a bit about Jacob's life, he/she does not really get to know Jacob. On the one hand, the protagonist seems to be somewhat of a superficial character; on the other hand, Woolf keeps on giving hints that allow a deeper insight into Jacob's personality. The auctorial statement at the beginning accordingly says: &quot;It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done&quot;.<br /> <br /> Important topics in the novel are the images of time and death. Presenting time, Woolf clearly distinguishes between chronological measurable time and perceived time (the time Jacob feels). The permanent presence of clocks as well as narration stylistics emphazise the significance of time. Also, the entire novel is interstratified by symbols of death.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources:'''<br /> <br /> Beck, Andrea (1987): Konstitution von ästhetischen Sinnsystemen in sieben Hauptwerken Virginia Woolfs. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang.<br /> <br /> Boekhorst, Peter te (1987): Das literarische Leitmotiv und seine Funktionen in Romanen von Aldous Huxley, Virgiia Woolf und James Joyce. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang.<br /> <br /> Erzgräber, Willi (1993): Virginia Woolf. Eine Einführung. 2. Auflage. Tübingen/Basel: Francke.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7064 2011-12-05T22:08:22Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Jacob's Room''' is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character are presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In '''Jacob's Room''' Woolf does not use a classical narration structure, but breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She designes a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which contains Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as James Joyce's Ullysses, '''Jacobs Room''' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grows up in Cornwall, studies in Cambridge (but does not earn a degree), travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. When World War One breaks out, Jacob leaves his room forever to become a soldier and eventually dies in the war.<br /> <br /> Even though the reader learns quite a lot about Jacob's life, he/she does not really get to know Jacob. On the one hand, th protagonist seems to be somewhat of a superficial character; on the other hand, Woolf keeps on giving hints that allow a deeper insight into Jacob's personality. The auctorial statement at the beginning accordingly says: &quot;It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done&quot;.<br /> <br /> Important topics in the novel are the images of time and death. Presenting time, Woolf clearly distinguishes between chronological measurable time and perceived time (the time Jacob feels). The permanent presence of clocks as well as narration stylistics emphazise the significance of time. Also, the entire novel is interstratified by symbols of death.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources:'''<br /> <br /> Beck, Andrea (1987): Konstitution von ästhetischen Sinnsystemen in sieben Hauptwerken Virginia Woolfs. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang.<br /> <br /> Boekhorst, Peter te (1987): Das literarische Leitmotiv und seine Funktionen in Romanen von Aldous Huxley, Virgiia Woolf und James Joyce. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang.<br /> <br /> Erzgräber, Willi (1993): Virginia Woolf. Eine Einführung. 2. Auflage. Tübingen/Basel: Francke.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7063 2011-12-05T22:07:52Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Jacob's Room''' is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character are presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In '''Jacob's Room''' Woolf does not use a classical narration structure, but breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She designes a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which contains Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as James Joyce's Ullysses, '''Jacobs Room''' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grows up in Cornwall, studies in Cambridge (but does not earn a degree), travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. When World War One breaks out, Jacob leaves his room forever to become a soldier and eventually dies in the war.<br /> <br /> Even though the reader learns quite a lot about Jacob's life, he/she does not really get to know Jacob. On the one hand, th protagonist seems to be somewhat of a superficial character; on the other hand, Woolf keeps on giving hints that allow a deeper insight into Jacob's personality. The auctorial statement at the beginning accordingly says: &quot;It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done&quot;.<br /> <br /> Important topics in the novel are the images of time and death. Presenting time, Woolf clearly distinguishes between chronological measurable time and perceived time (the time Jacob feels). The permanent presence of clocks as well as narration stylistics emphazise the significance of time. Also, the entire novel is interstratified by symbols of death.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Sources:'''<br /> Beck, Andrea (1987): Konstitution von ästhetischen Sinnsystemen in sieben Hauptwerken Virginia Woolfs. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang.<br /> Boekhorst, Peter te (1987): Das literarische Leitmotiv und seine Funktionen in Romanen von Aldous Huxley, Virgiia Woolf und James Joyce. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Lang.<br /> Erzgräber, Willi (1993): Virginia Woolf. Eine Einführung. 2. Auflage. Tübingen/Basel: Francke.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7062 2011-12-05T21:58:48Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Jacob's Room''' is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character are presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In '''Jacob's Room''' Woolf does not use a classical narration structure, but breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She makes a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which is Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as James Joyce's Ullysses, '''Jacobs Room''' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grows up in Cornwall, studies in Cambridge (but does not earn a degree), travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. When World War One breaks out, Jacob leaves his room forever to become a soldier and eventually dies in the war.<br /> <br /> Even though the reader learns quite a lot about Jacob's life, he/she does not really get to know Jacob. On the one hand, th protagonist seems to be somewhat of a superficial character; on the other hand, Woolf keeps on giving hints that allow a deeper insight into Jacob's personality.<br /> <br /> Important topics in the novel are the images of time and death. Presenting time, Woolf clearly distinguishes between chronological measurable time and perceived time (the time Jacob feels). The permanent presence of clocks as well as narration stylistics emphazise the significance of time. Also, the entire novel is interstratified by symbols of death.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7061 2011-12-05T21:52:01Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Jacob's Room''' is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character are presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In '''Jacob's Room''' Woolf does not use a classical narration structure, but breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She makes a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which is Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as James Joyce's Ullysses, '''Jacobs Room''' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grows up in Cornwall, studies in Cambridge but does not earn a degree, travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. When World War One breaks out, Jacob leaves his room forever.<br /> However, the reader does not really get to know Jacob. The protagonist seems to be somewhat of a superficial character; on the other hand, Woolf keeps on giving hints that allow a deeper insight into Jacob's personality.<br /> <br /> Important topics in the novel are the images of time and death. Presenting time, Woolf clearly distinguishes between chronological measurable time and perceived time (the time Jacob feels). The permanent presence of clocks as well as narration stylistics emphazise the significance of time. Also, the entire novel is interstratified by symbols of death.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7060 2011-12-05T21:33:13Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Jacob's Room''' is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character are presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In '''Jacob's Room''' Woolf does not use a classical narration structure, but breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She makes a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which is Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as James Joyce's Ullysses, '''Jacobs Room''' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grows up in Cornwall, studies in Cambridge but does not earn a degree, travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. When World War One breaks out, Jacob leaves his room forever.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7059 2011-12-05T21:31:16Z

<p>Jayhawk: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Jacob's Room''' is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1922. <br /> <br /> The novel does not feature a normal plot with one thing happening after another, but it is rather a big collage consisting of different situations and thoughts involving the protagonist, Jacob Flanders. Jacob's life and character is presented in this collage: There is not only internal monologue of Jacob himself, but also observations of him as a person, made by people who know him.<br /> <br /> In '''Jacob's Room''' Woolf does not use a classical narration structure, but breaks with literary traditions and finds an alternative of telling a story. She makes a puzzle of images that eventually form a whole, which is Jacob's personality and his experiences in life. Just as James Joyce's Ullysses, '''Jacobs Room''' presents a new way of narrative structure.<br /> <br /> What the reader learns about Jacob's life is that he grew up in Cornwall, studied in Cambridge but does not earn a degree, travels to Greece and Italy and likes to lock himself in his room in order to read classical Greek and Roman authors. Then World War One breaks out, and eventually Jacob leaves his room forever.</div>

Jayhawk https://el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php?title=Jacob%27s_Room&diff=7058 2011-12-05T21:23:39Z

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