ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JAMES JOYCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the function of the Linati schema?
A
it outlines the transition from child to adult in The Dubliners
B
it outlines the order of stories in The Dubliners
C
it outlines the fundamental structure of Ulysses
D
it outlines the movement of time in Finnegans Wake
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This schema, or explanatory outline, for the novel Ulysses was produced by its author, James Joyce in 1920 in order to help a friend (Carlo Linati) understand the fundamental structure of the book. The schema has been split into two tables for better ease of reading.

Detailed explanation-2: -Joyce created lists and charts to help plan Ulysses. This schema, as Joyce called it, diagrams the novel with respect to each episode’s symbol, color, art, organ, hour, scene, narrative technique, and Homeric correspondences.

Detailed explanation-3: -Part I: “Telemachia” (Episodes 1-3) Part II: “Odyssey” (Episodes 4-15) Part III: “Nostos” (Episodes 16-18)

Detailed explanation-4: -The Remorse of Conscience The theme of remorse runs through Ulysses to address the feelings associated with modern breaks with family and tradition. Bloom, too, has guilty feelings about his father because he no longer observes certain traditions his father observed, such as keeping kosher.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fun fact: Why is Joyce’s novel named Ulysses? Answer: Because it’s based on the Odyssey. Specifically, the novel is structured using Homer’s epic as a framework.

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