The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #12681   Message #241889
Posted By: Gervase
13-Jun-00 - 05:23 AM
Thread Name: 'Musical' Novels
Subject: RE: 'Musical' Novels
James Joyce was no mean tenor, and music fills his work, from his early Chamber Music, through The Dead and Ulysses to Finnegans Wake. I know people regard Joyce as daunting, but when read aloud there's no mistaking the musical influence. For a darned good essay on music in Joyce's work, take a look at this