The eagles are coming, he cried. No, wait. Wrong book, these are hegels. Their season is upon us. My sincere Mitleid.
Art by Linda Lotiel
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The eagles are coming, he cried. No, wait. Wrong book, these are hegels. Their season is upon us. My sincere Mitleid.
Art by Linda Lotiel
There are some striking similarities between the story of Tristram and Iseult and the Tale of Genji: both protagonists are quasi-royalty, both fall into forbidden love, both play a string instrument, both are caught in political intrigue, both are witty, etc. etc.
Page from a manuscript (handwritten) book showing text and an elaborately decorated border, with the coat of the king of France at the bottom of the page.
Page from a printed 15th century book with an illumiated initial E
Some blingy books for world book day: A mid-15th century manuscript of Caesar's Gallic Wars, written on vellum, and that once belonged to the king of France; and our earliest printed book, the letters of Cicero to his friends printed on paper in 1472. Shiny! #WorldBookDay
Question 11 is poetic, but the answer is transmitted on the academic wavelength - until other stations interrupt it. Every Talis seeks its Qualis, while Joyce meets Proust, and Time drinks Space, wiping its whistle afterwards.
Our guest was once again @kenjihayakawa.com, bringing Hegelian gifts.
Detail from 17th century newspaper
Some delightful snarkiness from 17th century advice column The Athenian Gazette: a reader asks why the authors answer silly questions. Answer: 'everyone who sends any question thinks both himself and his question as wise as he that sent this'
Wonderful to see the bells coming along! www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
I'm a simple man. I see a Miranda Melcher interview, I click listen. newbooksnetwork.com/a-four-eyed-...
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Fun fact 1: the name "Bashล" (i.e. of the well-known Japanese haiku poet) means "banana plant".
Fun fact 2: Sลseki Natsume, the early modern Japanese writer, used to have a row of basho's in the front garden of his residence in Waseda.
We had a wild time last Friday at the premiere of 18 More Ballads after James Joyceโs Ulysses by Val OโDonnell. These creative, jubilant ballads brought out what makes Ulysses so special. Our thanks to Val, Joe Ryder, Andrew Basquille, Sinรฉad Murphy, Darina Gallagher and to all those in attendance ๐ฉ
... as if all the birds left at the same moment ...
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
Interesting. Sounds like a pretty powerful saint given that she could unleash a swarm of bees at will! www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
A woman with black hair, seated on a throne holding a book titled "The Sweets of Sin." Behind her is a black column labeled "M" and a white column labeled "B." Between the columns is a scroll of sheet music. At her feet are a black cat, a Plumtree's Potted Meat tub, and an orange-keyed chamber pot.
Hello listeners, normally we'd have a new episode out today, but it will be delayed for a week. Basically I had too much homework last week to record. Our Feb episodes will come out the last two weeks of the month. Enjoy Dermot's Molly Bloom tarot card in the mean time. -KB
Frosts and snows in Ukraine may feel like Biblical climate, not in terms of temperature but in terms of divine wrath. And yet narratives will be overridden and the snow will melt. With a little lore of love to live.
Art by Linda Lotiel
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Join us on Friday, 6th February at 6.30pm for the premiere of "18 More Ballads after James Joyceโs Ulysses Volume II" by Val OโDonnell.
Val is at it again with 18 more vibrant, playful and engrossing ballads based on Ulysses.
Tickets are โฌ10. Doors open at 6pm.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/18-more-ba...
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A few photos from last night's talk by Kenji Hayakawa on his online annotations and translation of Finnegans Wake into Japanese, @finneganswake.net. Our special thanks to Kenji and to all those who came.
Watch Kenji Hayakawa recite his Japanese translation of โthe rann it rannโ passage from Finnegans Wake at last nightโs talk.
His translation and annotations of Finnegans Wake in Japanese can be accessed at finneganswake.net. It is free and open to the public! @finneganswake.net
A photo of a section of the stained, scratched and rusty inside wall of a skip.
Skip inside.
front of a building being scraped down for new names and pictures to go up leaving a mysterious image for this 'inbetween' moment. My guess is that we might all see something different ...
... otherworld ...
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We need more of this kind of news! ๐ชฉโ๏ธ
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Today I learned that just like Nollaig na mBan in Ireland, there is a "Women's New Years Day" in Japan, which falls on January 15th. ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A5%...
Always Has Been
Oil on canvas
16x24
#oilpainting #painting #art
While my talk will be mostly about Finnegans Wake, I also believe that we need to have a broader conversation about how to navigate the tension in literature between accessibility and complexity.
(Special thanks to the one and only @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social!)
