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Source of Sister Ray?
Posted: 01 Feb 2005 07:45
by Stephen Says
I know I bring up literature too much, but this jumped out at me when I read it just now... tell me if you think there's anything to it. Someone mentioned Lou was a fan of James Joyce, otherwise I would have thought it was a coincidence.
Ulysses p.341
...they linked their shining forms as doth the cunning wheelwright when he fashions about the heart of his wheel the equidistant rays whereof each one is sister to another and he binds them all with an outer ring and giveth speed to the feet of men whenas they ride to a hosting or contend for the smile of ladies fair.
Posted: 01 Feb 2005 10:10
by Doctor Bob
Yeah that was me that said Lou was a big fan of Joyce
Nice find, Stephen! You must be a real literature nut to be digging things like that up. As for whether there is any connection, I guess only Lou could say for sure! (If that.)
Posted: 01 Feb 2005 13:34
by Triz-Ack 7
Ummm...huh?
Posted: 03 Feb 2005 12:40
by MJG196
Yeah, I'm w/ Triz-Ack 7. What in that paragraph corresponds to Sister Ray?
Posted: 03 Feb 2005 15:29
by jimjim
mg196 wrote:Yeah, I'm w/ Triz-Ack 7. What in that paragraph corresponds to Sister Ray?
Try this..
wheel the equidistant rays whereof each one is sister
Posted: 03 Feb 2005 17:35
by Pernod time
I started Ulysses in 1996, I still have about 400 pages to go, but your quote has inspired me to make the end spurt.....
Posted: 03 Feb 2005 18:00
by MJG196
Hmmm...well, that one looks like a coinkidink to me.
Sorta reminds me of some Shakespeare biographer who found the words Shake and Spear 17 lines apart on page 17 of some manuscript, and determined that this was Shakespeare's hidden signature - proof positive he wrote the darn thing!
Posted: 04 Feb 2005 00:28
by Stephen Says
I'm not saying it isn't a coincidence, I just posed the question. But the thing about Shakespeare is different --- In this paragraph, it wasn't just the two words, the sentence put them together in a logical way... and also, right after that was "giveth speed"... which may all be coincidental, but as Doctor Bob pointed out, Lou was a big fan of Joyce, so I don't think it's really as weak as that Shakespeare analogy.
Posted: 04 Feb 2005 03:26
by MJG196
Well, rather than Dr. Bob, you should consult Doctor Who. He will be able to take us back to the 60's and help us find the answer!
Posted: 04 Feb 2005 11:03
by Doctor Bob
mg196 wrote:Well, rather than Dr. Bob, you should consult Doctor Who. He will be able to take us back to the 60's and help us find the answer!
Hehe what makes you think I'm not skilled in time travel as well mg? 8)