ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JAMES JOYCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Finnegans Wake, how does Joyce represent the theme of tragic love?
A
he refers to the mythical Daedalus
B
he uses an allusion to the mythical Odysseus
C
he uses an allusion to Tristian and Iseult
D
he refers to the Oedipal myth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, Joyce alludes not only to Alice in Wonderland, but also to Carroll’s other works. The major works by Lewis Carrol that are mostly alluded to in Finnegans Wake are Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Although Joyce denied having any knowledge of Sylvie and Bruno.

Detailed explanation-2: -Finnegans Wake is a complex novel that blends the reality of life with a dream world. The motive idea of the novel, inspired by the 18th-century Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico, is that history is cyclical. To demonstrate this, the book ends with the first half of the first sentence of the novel.

Detailed explanation-3: -Joyce used the term“epiphany” to describe some of his own early artistic efforts in prose. These sketches sometimes resemble prose poems, calibrating moments of intense perception and emotional heightening. At other times, they take the form of life studies of banal moments in everyday life.

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