The Wikipedia entry on Parnell gives details on his life, accomplishments and failures, background information helpful for “Ivy Day in the Committee Room” and his inclusion in Joyce’s work. I did not really connect with “Ivy Day in the Committee Room” the first time I read it. Who cares about political banter a century later? […]
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Continuing the summary at a clip that makes it difficult to write about everything (Joyce is especially rich on imagery and symbolism), I’ll carry on with major items from these stories. The average age of the main character(s) in each story increases as the novel unfolds. Many of the same themes that I mentioned in […]
The online text for Dubliners can be found at Project Gutenberg. More detail than almost anyone needs, but this page has a link to an online concordance for Dubliners. I just discovered The Modern Word site. Their resources for James Joyce can be found here. In addition to some useful links for the book, they include […]
There is a trove of resources about Joyce available online, yet most of them focus on Ulysses or Finnegans Wake. I’ve listed only a handful below: Texts available through Project Gutenberg Joyce’s Wikipedia entry Fordham University’s Joyce Studies Annual (formerly published by The University of Texas): The James Joyce Scholars’ Collection, through the University of […]
A place for all the Sons and Lovers posts: The text for Sons and Lovers can be found at Project Gutenberg. Some online DH Lawrence resources Sons and Lovers: Chapters 1 – 6 discussion Sons and Lovers: Chapters 7 – 10 discussion Sons and Lovers: Chapters 11 – 15 discussion Sons and Lovers (2003 TV […]
This movie might be a little harder to find for some since the DVD has not been released in the U.S. (or at least that regional format). Fortunately many inexpensive DVD players now can play any regional format. The casting for the movie was perfect: Trevor Howard as Walter Morel Dean Stockwell as Paul Morel […]
I generally liked the movie while I viewed it, yet as soon as it was over I began to feel disappointed. Unfortunately, this is the complete opposite my feelings about the book. First the good things—the scenery and music are beautiful. Since Lawrence was so focused on nature, I don’t think the movie could possibly […]
A few words on the last chapters as well as comments on themes and topics from the book: The relationship between mother and sons (particularly Paul and William) is unhealthy and troubling in a much different way than I was expecting from the reputation of the book. The dependence the sons have on her as […]
I’m beginning to like the book more, but it doesn’t mean I like the characters any better. This section covers the first half of Part II—Paul at work, his relationships with Miriam and Clara, and the declining health of his mother. There are two quotes in this section that seem to be a key to […]
Sons and Lovers has been a challenge for me. I love Lawrence’s style and find the book quite powerful, but every one of the characters disgust me so much that at times I don’t look forward to reading it. Part One (Chapters 1 through 6) covers up through the eldest son William’s death and Paul’s […]