Our reading stopped at "... Foxrock to Finglas." (502.35)
We covered almost 3 pages as what we read consisted mostly of single sentences and occasionally very short paragraphs.
An enquiry /examination is still going on. Many voices are speaking. Their exclamations/comments are intercepted again and again with the 'word' Zinzin. Well, I again consulted Joseph Campbell's book as to its meaning. He writes: 'This theme is associated throughout with the noise of jubilee at the wake; it accompanies the Fall theme; it is the sound of a dry leaf scratching Earwicker's bedroom window.'
The section we read hints at Tristan and Isolde and Wagner. Lewd's carol (Lewis Carroll or Xmas carols) is also alluded to. It is fun to decode the popular xmas carols from the following:
1. jusse as they rose and sprungen (502.7)
2. Lieto galumphantes (502.10)
When the above can be decoded it is easy to decode the sentence, 'Hail many fell of greats!' (502.22)
By the way, today was the 6th anniversary of our starting to read FW. Some of us celebrated the event in style here after the reading!
We covered almost 3 pages as what we read consisted mostly of single sentences and occasionally very short paragraphs.
An enquiry /examination is still going on. Many voices are speaking. Their exclamations/comments are intercepted again and again with the 'word' Zinzin. Well, I again consulted Joseph Campbell's book as to its meaning. He writes: 'This theme is associated throughout with the noise of jubilee at the wake; it accompanies the Fall theme; it is the sound of a dry leaf scratching Earwicker's bedroom window.'
The section we read hints at Tristan and Isolde and Wagner. Lewd's carol (Lewis Carroll or Xmas carols) is also alluded to. It is fun to decode the popular xmas carols from the following:
1. jusse as they rose and sprungen (502.7)
2. Lieto galumphantes (502.10)
When the above can be decoded it is easy to decode the sentence, 'Hail many fell of greats!' (502.22)
By the way, today was the 6th anniversary of our starting to read FW. Some of us celebrated the event in style here after the reading!
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