Monday 27 August 2018

Thursday 23 August 2018

Monday, 20 August 2018, Pages 485 - 486

We read as far as "... O la la!"  (486.25)

Joseph Campbell writes that Shaun's language on these pages resemble much that of Shem's, and says, "We begin to suspect that he and his brother may be essentially one."

The four old men are trying with their inquisition to find out about history as Shaun asserts, "Mine is the first personal name heard in God's doomsday book." (And, Mind Praisegad, is the first praisonal Egoname Yod heard boissboissy in Moy Bog's domesday.) They ask him, 'Are you Roman Patrick, 432?" (Are you roman cawthrick 432?). This is a way to identify him with St. Patrick who came to Ireland in 432. In answer Shaun poses the riddle, 'Quadrigue my yoke....', and says, 'I see a French pastry cook'. (I see a blackfrinch pliestrycook...)

O la la, indeed!

Wednesday 15 August 2018

Monday, 13 August 2018, Pages 483 - 484

We stopped the reading with "... marecurious." (Last word on page 484)

Shaun is still going on with defending himself, answering the questions of mamalujo, the four evangelists. With regard to his relationship with Shem, he says, 'Been ike hins kindergardien?', which probably means ' Bin ich sein guardian?', i.e., 'Am I my brother's keeper?'.

After referring to them as laycreated cardonals (laymen cardinals), he accuses them that they remember only his mistakes in what he said even after he had brought them from the laps of luxury. (I brought you from the loups of Lazary and you have remembered my lapsus langways.)