I read Ulysses largely because AB spoke about it so positively. He was a great supporter of Joyce and in the second volume of his autobiography he describes being present when a bust of Joyce was finally unveiled in St. Stephen's Green in Dublin. I often walk past that bust and, when I do so, I usually think of Burgess first and Joyce second.
Ah, yes. It was in '82, I believe. B. says the bust was a gift from American Express. 'Before the unveiling I stood alone and looked up towards the shrouded image. It was a totally windless day; in the leaves of the trees no motion. And yet I could swear that I saw the agitation of the veil in a burst of silent laughter. Joyce had won, he had slaughtered the philistines.'
Barnet under control, indeed almost fetching. And the voice - yes. Wonderful the depth and authority, and the delicate hint - like Angostura in a pink gin (this is somewhere in the œuvre, possibly in the Malayan trilogy) - of the northwest accent. And what he has to say: just, succinct, accurate, rightly reverential of the great forerunner.
good and well.But next outing do away with the ridiculous ephanies drawn out by stains of stout...Guinness stains and it’s not easy to get out once it seeps in...
It is not included in ReJoyce. But the Minerva edition shouldn't be too hard to get hold of. I see there's one on AbeBooks for £3.10 with free shipping.
Thought Joyce wouldn’t have liked Burgess’s appraisal, at the beginning. But as the video progressed maybe Joyce wouldn’t have minded so much, especially at its conclusion.
Bloomsday was the day When James 'knew' Nora? "Bid Adieu to Girlish Days" celebrated the deflowering. th-cam.com/video/GpesaLqd6Dk/w-d-xo.html In 1904 Joyce had tried unsuccessfully to publish this poem in the Dublin magazine Dana. He also submitted it to Harper’s in January 1905, but again it was rejected. With two other poems from Chamber Music (I and XII), “Bid adieu to girlish days” was anthologized in The Dublin Book of Irish Verse (1909), edited by John Cooke. (This is the first time a work by Joyce was anthologized.) Joyce’s partiality toward this poem can also be seen in his efforts to have it set to music. In 1909 he tried actively to interest G. Molyneux Palmer in setting the poem musically: “It seems to me a pity you did not do the song ‘Bid adieu’ which I tried to music myself and hope you may turn to it some day” (Letters, II.227). (For more information see Letters, II.73, 77, 80, 117, and 227. Palmer eventually did set the poem to music.) Here, in this video, it's sung by Giorgio in 1949 and put to images in Paris on or around 02022020 featuring Joyce, Sylvia Beach, Samuel Beckett and Ezra Pound, all three who played key roles in James Joyce's life. Share this little item of literary history. th-cam.com/video/GpesaLqd6Dk/w-d-xo.html
Jung wrote a letter to Joyce after having read Ulysses. He says about the final episode (Penelope): "The 40 pages of non stop run at the end is a string of veritable psychological peaches. I suppose the devil’s grandmother knows so much about the real psychology of a woman, I didn’t." jungcurrents.com/carl-jungs-letters-to-james-joyce-after-reading-ulysses
@@czgibson3086 Hey, thanks for the source! By the way: "I suppose the devil’s grandmother knows so much about the real psychology of a woman, I didn’t." is quite a quaint phrasing, apparently coming from someone for whom English is not the mother language:) Cheers
Burgess ,alas, for all his dexterous verbal brilliance, was always in danger of talking away( a la Dublin pub) all the possible shots at the novel he could muster.
Why are so many Irish and British writers so antisemitic? We all know that Joyce was antisemitic, but I didn't know that Burgess shared this hatred believing that the Jews "worship a bloody tribal deity". I'm about to begin Ulysses and do so with mixed feelings.
In no sense was Joyce antisemitic - neither he nor Ulysses - in no sense whatsoever. Nor is there any basis of any kind to put that accusation to Burgess. None.
I found this virtuoso performance by Zero Mostel as Leopold Bloom to further convince you of Joyce's great feeling for Jewish humanity, the very opposite of any possible charge you may make of anti-semitism: th-cam.com/video/m4L_McguEL8/w-d-xo.html
No disrespect but your are talking pure nonsense. Read the book and report back where the antisemitism lies . I have read it multiple times are there is none. Anyone reading it sees that Bloom is a hero and his Jewishness is very much appreciated as a unique view of a Dubliner and defended throughout. I have half a dozen biographies of Joyce and again within his circle in Paris and Zurich Jewish people were prominent. So maybe you would like to enlighten us where: "We all know that Joyce was antisemitic" emanates?
I read Ulysses largely because AB spoke about it so positively. He was a great supporter of Joyce and in the second volume of his autobiography he describes being present when a bust of Joyce was finally unveiled in St. Stephen's Green in Dublin. I often walk past that bust and, when I do so, I usually think of Burgess first and Joyce second.
Ah, yes. It was in '82, I believe. B. says the bust was a gift from American Express. 'Before the unveiling I stood alone and looked up towards the shrouded image. It was a totally windless day; in the leaves of the trees no motion. And yet I could swear that I saw the agitation of the veil in a burst of silent laughter. Joyce had won, he had slaughtered the philistines.'
Looks like AB got a haircut for this one: the barnet seems to be almost under control.
And what a voice! Like sweet treacle for the ears...
Barnet under control, indeed almost fetching. And the voice - yes. Wonderful the depth and authority, and the delicate hint - like Angostura in a pink gin (this is somewhere in the œuvre, possibly in the Malayan trilogy) - of the northwest accent. And what he has to say: just, succinct, accurate, rightly reverential of the great forerunner.
I get it now - it is thought put to words - how we really speak - a schizophrenic inner dialog - purity of thought - unhindered by concept
The Jesuit in Joyce would approve - perfection sought, excellence achieved...
Yes indeed.
good and well.But next outing do away with the ridiculous ephanies drawn out by stains of stout...Guinness stains and it’s not easy to get out once it seeps in...
Could you upload the complete interview?
Forgive me, I do not have the complete interview.
Is the Burgess' introduction for Ulysses included in Rejoyce? I tried to find that Minerva edition, but no result until now, sadly.
It is not included in ReJoyce. But the Minerva edition shouldn't be too hard to get hold of. I see there's one on AbeBooks for £3.10 with free shipping.
Having said that, I am not sure that it will be the one with the Burgess introduction. Best to confirm with the seller before buying.
Thought Joyce wouldn’t have liked Burgess’s appraisal, at the beginning. But as the video progressed maybe Joyce wouldn’t have minded so much, especially at its conclusion.
Yes, the latter remarks would've been gratifying to Jim.
Bloomsday was the day When James 'knew' Nora? "Bid Adieu to Girlish Days" celebrated the deflowering. th-cam.com/video/GpesaLqd6Dk/w-d-xo.html In 1904 Joyce had tried unsuccessfully to publish this poem in the Dublin magazine Dana. He also submitted it to Harper’s in January 1905, but again it was rejected. With two other poems from Chamber Music (I and XII), “Bid adieu to girlish days” was anthologized in The Dublin Book of Irish Verse (1909), edited by John Cooke. (This is the first time a work by Joyce was anthologized.) Joyce’s partiality toward this poem can also be seen in his efforts to have it set to music. In 1909 he tried actively to interest G. Molyneux Palmer in setting the poem musically: “It seems to me a pity you did not do the song ‘Bid adieu’ which I tried to music myself and hope you may turn to it some day” (Letters, II.227). (For more information see Letters, II.73, 77, 80, 117, and 227. Palmer eventually did set the poem to music.)
Here, in this video, it's sung by Giorgio in 1949 and put to images in Paris on or around 02022020 featuring Joyce, Sylvia Beach, Samuel Beckett and Ezra Pound, all three who played key roles in James Joyce's life. Share this little item of literary history.
th-cam.com/video/GpesaLqd6Dk/w-d-xo.html
Great stuff. Thanks for this.
I couldn't get completely what he was saying about Jung... "mind of the devil"? But the verb escapes me:)
Jung wrote a letter to Joyce after having read Ulysses. He says about the final episode (Penelope): "The 40 pages of non stop run at the end is a string of veritable psychological peaches. I suppose the devil’s grandmother knows so much about the real psychology of a woman, I didn’t."
jungcurrents.com/carl-jungs-letters-to-james-joyce-after-reading-ulysses
@@czgibson3086 Hey, thanks for the source!
By the way: "I suppose the devil’s grandmother knows so much about the real psychology of a woman, I didn’t." is quite a quaint phrasing, apparently coming from someone for whom English is not the mother language:)
Cheers
Burgess ,alas, for all his dexterous verbal brilliance, was always in danger of talking away( a la Dublin pub) all the possible shots at the novel he could muster.
This is why, he said, 'you cannot write a book in Dublin. There's too much talk'.
@@InSearchOfAnthonyBurgess For Burgess, literature was akin to performance: Joyce, Dylan Thomas, Hemingway,all great drunks.
@@johnsharman7262 Burgess certainly was able to put on a good dog-and-pony show.
Why are so many Irish and British writers so antisemitic? We all know that Joyce was antisemitic, but I didn't know that Burgess shared this hatred believing that the Jews "worship a bloody tribal deity". I'm about to begin Ulysses and do so with mixed feelings.
Joyce wasn't antisemitic. The main protagonist of Ulysses is a jew and he reflects an ancient hero.
In no sense was Joyce antisemitic - neither he nor Ulysses - in no sense whatsoever. Nor is there any basis of any kind to put that accusation to Burgess. None.
I found this virtuoso performance by Zero Mostel as Leopold Bloom to further convince you of Joyce's great feeling for Jewish humanity, the very opposite of any possible charge you may make of anti-semitism: th-cam.com/video/m4L_McguEL8/w-d-xo.html
No disrespect but your are talking pure nonsense. Read the book and report back where the antisemitism lies . I have read it multiple times are there is none. Anyone reading it sees that Bloom is a hero and his Jewishness is very much appreciated as a unique view of a Dubliner and defended throughout. I have half a dozen biographies of Joyce and again within his circle in Paris and Zurich Jewish people were prominent. So maybe you would like to enlighten us where: "We all know that Joyce was antisemitic" emanates?
Burgess an anti-Semite? Not really. He noted, for instance, that Hollywood was dominated by Jews, but this was a simple factual observation.