FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JAMES JOYCE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the last sentence and first sentence are circular
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the novel has a traditional plot; nothing is particularly unique about it
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the start of the book bears no resemblance to the end
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the novel is clearly written from the future to the past
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Detailed explanation-1: -Finnegans Wake consists of seventeen chapters, divided into four Parts or Books. Part I contains eight chapters, Parts II and III each contain four, and Part IV consists of only one short chapter.
Detailed explanation-2: -’If I seen him bearing down on me now under whitespread wings like he’d come from Arkangels, I sink I’d die down over his feet, humbly dumbly, only to washup.
Detailed explanation-3: -Famously, the title of the book is a portmanteau word. At one level, it refers to an Irish pub song called “Finnegan’s Wake” (or “The Ballad of Tim Finnegan"), about the funeral of a man named Finnegan who fell off a ladder. It can also mean “in the wake of Finnegan, ” that is, everything post-Finnegan.
Detailed explanation-4: -Finnegans Wake is one of the most challenging books to read due to its lack of a straightforward plot. People refer to the book as a work of fiction that integrates forms of fables, deconstructionism, and analytical work. The book explores all aspects of knowledge expressed using eccentric language.