>An Encounter>NausicaaThe fuck was his problem/happened to him/he did?
A concupiscent fellow, like all substance abusing Irishmen.
>>25167695I started masturbating in public because of Nausicaa.
>>25168537Zakuro?!
>>25167695He lived in a Catholic country. Noncing is a way of life there.
>>25170320I'm Catholic too, what does that mean for Joyce and me?
>>25170362Be as clandestine as a ninja. Create fake aliases. Hide your true nature from everyone
>>25170367Thank you my friend
>>25170375You’re most welcome. Of course, it doesn’t apply if you’re in a primarily Catholic country.
Pls help. I tried following my instinct and just read Ulysses without trying to "get" it, but the problem is I'm not getting that much at all, and also not able to enjoy it because I've no idea about any Irish accent or how is it supposed to sound (re: just read it aloud and you'll get it advice). I can sense something and it's drawing me in just the same but still. God I hate being retarded.
>>25170455That’s Finnegans Wake dingbat. And to know the words in that only reinforces your enjoyment. Just, read Ulysses as you were, you’ll miss many historical, mythological, scientific, cultural and literary allusions but if it’s something you’re really interested in, look it up. Reading Hamlet and about some of Shakespeare’s personal life would help you for one chapter. And at least getting familiar with the history of English language literature and many of its most eminent writers dating back to the Middle Ages will prepare you for another. Once you familiarise yourself with the characters, it will be easy to pin down their idiosyncrasies too. Of course, having read the odyssey helps in a structural sense and hopefully you can tolerate shifting structures because later on the book gets wilder in that department, and surreal too in some places.
>>25170455>>25170477Sorry, I was just rambling, but yeah, do actually try to understand it, it’s not the labyrinth that is FW.
>>25170455>I tried following my instinct and just read Ulysses without trying to "get" itNever do this with any book, ever.If you don't "get" a passage, read it over again until you do. Otherwise you'll get hopelessly lost.
>>25169309>>>/lgbt/
I started watching people's asses and thighs in public ever since I read this book. The women are creeped out, sometimes flattered (thank god I'm conventionally attractive despite being a weirdo), but I feel like most of the men wanna punch me. How would you rank all the chapters btw?
>>25170734Circe>Ithaca>Nausicaa>Scylla & Charybdis>Sirens>Oxen of the Sun>Cyclops>Hades>Lestrygonians>Eumaeus>Aeolus>Penelope>Proteus>Calypso>Nestor>Wandering Rocks>Lotus Eaters>Telemachus
>>25170759Respect. I was gonna ask why Proteus is that low but on retrospect, it was kinda doo doo though. Also nice to see someone else enjoy Scylla and Charybdis too since it's usually low tier from opinions I've read online
>>25170773Honestly, I like all chapters, except for maybe Telemachus, which is still decent but it’s not the strongest opener. S&C is better in retrospect, especially if you read Hamlet adjacent in time to it, like just before. I like the parallels between Shakespeare and Hamnet, Stephen and his art, Bloom and Rudy, Bloom and Stephen. Mulligan’s interruption halfway through serving to disrupt the order of the chapter. There’s a lot to dissect, more that I haven’t even mentioned I’m sure.Circe and Ithaca are just the best things ever.
>>25170773Proteus is the definitive stream-of-consciousness chapter in all of literature. It really is a masterpiece.
>>25170734Sublime tier:ProteusCalypsoOxen of the SunCirceIthacaPenelopeGood tier:TelemachusLotus EatersHadesWandering RocksSirensCyclopsNausica Okay tier:NestorAeolusLestrygonians Scylla and Charybdis Eumaeus
>>25168537I start masturbating when I see people in public masturbating
>>25170984I've never read any of these
