eala
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Post by eala on Nov 29, 2023 20:08:15 GMT
Ha ha. Well known in the literary world himself is he? He's a prominent ,recently retired PP, in the North of Ireland! Not a great judge of literature I recall. Had an enormous collection of westerns but very little else in his library. Strange choice of genre. I suspect Flann O'Brien's twist on the the genre probably wouldn't have pass muster either. |
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Post by cato on Nov 29, 2023 21:49:15 GMT
He's a prominent ,recently retired PP, in the North of Ireland! Not a great judge of literature I recall. Had an enormous collection of westerns but very little else in his library. Strange choice of genre. I suspect Flann O'Brien's twist on the the genre probably wouldn't have pass muster either. My mother who left school at 12 also had strong views on Ulysses. |
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Post by Séamus on Dec 26, 2023 13:08:32 GMT
I certainly respect that choice and his popularity, while being inclined to agree with the authoress who suggested that not every window in the house needs to be broken in order to breathe fresh air. St John xxiii followers should have observed that wise maxim. It should be kept in mind that Joyce wrote other things besides Ulysses;Woolf,comparing to Dubliners(which she liked)to the later work decided that it was an indicator of what happens to someone who besides too brilliant too young. The Mother always stands out for me from Dubliners' chapters. His analysis of the very different social and educational classes in Dublin was fascinating. I came across a Trappist of TreFontane-Rome in a book last night who, while perhaps not nominated as the greatest Irishman ever, might represent the contribution of his countrymen who belonged to (relatively) later religious orders- "There has always been a tradition that the Church of St. Clement was built on the site of the house of St. Clement. the disciple of St. Peter and third successor to the Papacy. As early as 385 A.D., St. Jerome mentions this church as a venerable building. Until the year 1857, it was believed that the present church was the one mentioned by St. Jerome. But the Prior, Father Mulooly, had for years suspected that earlier remains lay beneath it; he began to excavate and quickly saw that his supposition was correct. For fifteen years Father Mulooly worked to bring this early church to light, and came upon an even greater discovery, which, however, he was never fated to see as we see it to-day, for he died in 1880. This was the actual house of St. Clement, upon which the first church had been built." It was later restored by a Cardinal O'Connell of Boston, which might display the connection that existed between myriad of Irish clergy and ethic or diaspora Irish of America and other places. 'THROUGH LANDS OF THE BIBLE by H. V. MORTON 1938 Twenty-five illustrations and two endpaper maps' Amazing who you can dig up (har-har) |
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