Back in the mid 70s I worked at Gotham Book Mart on West 47th Street in Manhattan. It held an annual Bloomsday celebration on June 16th up in its gallery with readings by various notables, such as Padraic Colum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_Book_Mart
The manager of the shop, Philip Lyman, gave me some excellent advice about reading *Ulysses - *"Don't let anything stop you on the first reading (of 3), don't be bothered by the fact that you don't understand something or know what's happening, just get through it. On the second reading, keep any of the better companion guides handy to help you understand all the many obscure references, the third reading will be for pleasure." Pleasure, forsooth! I asked about *Finnegan's Wake* and was told, "You must crawl first, young Scott." You are not alone, Peter. Older Scott On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Nicholas Thompson < [email protected]> wrote: > PLISSAMAN wrote: > > > > I truly can't believe anyone, even a Friamer, could pick up the volume cold > and derive anything from it. > > Am I alone in my ignorance? > > > > > We shall see, Peter; we shall see! > > > > Nick > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:16 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [FRIAM] The snotgreen, scrotum-tightening sea! > > > > a well known quote -- it's the on fourth page of Joyce's masterpiece, as I > trow all Friamers must know. I loved the "bestbeloved bestbook bash", and > was amazed that Ulysses headed the list. It is indeed great literature, or > so they say, but how does an ordinary yobbo read it? I was educated in the > tongue that Shakespeare spake, where he did, in fact, and always thought, > with youthful snobbery, I would gain something from this monumental tome. I > had a special interest in that my great uncle, a Dubliner, had known the > real Buck Mulligan personally, ("but not Mr. Joyce", as he respectfully > qualified) and so in grad school I took a course on the book. Formidable, > but overwhelming! I understand it a leetle now, thanks to the patient > tutoring of Hallett Smith (he wrote the definitive stuff on the Sonnets), > but really not very profoundly. > > I truly can't believe anyone, even a Friamer, could pick up the volume cold > and derive anything from it. > > Am I alone in my ignorance? > > Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures > > Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. > > 1454 Miracerros Loop South, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505,USA > tel:(505)983-7728 > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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