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Organs and Colours: Chandra and all-- Take a look at http://www.robotwisdom.com/jaj/homeric.html for "Homeric correspondences in James Joyce's Ulysses" . . . as with anything Jorn does this site is filled with way to much information for anyone to digest in a single sitting. Mike
Just now looked at that website. Need to go back there when I have more time. But a question comes up. In the penguin edition I have, there is a list with title of the chapter / scene / hour / organ / art / colour etc. The list is supposed to be from Stuart Gilbert. I am sure you all know what I am referring to. The question is this. What do this organ and colour mentioned in the list have to do with the contents of the particular chapetrs? Particularly the colour mentioned. I have so far not been able to see that the colour given in the list is the predominant one in the chapters I have read so far. Have you felt the same? Bob, you are one of the very few Joyce experts, I know. Though you graciously deny the fact. Greetings Chandra The "organ" for this chapter is the lungs. In a post last week you observed the following: " And what about Aeolus? Where are all the winds? In the words describing the various sounds - trams -clanging, ringing, post - loudly flung sacks of letter, dullthudding barrels, door of the Ruttledge's office whispering - ee, cree, circulation thumping, clanking drums ...? Any thoughts?" What the above statement of yours is saying is that the city is alive and breathing. From the sounds of the city one can hear the breathing, in ---and--- out. Dublin is alive. One another note, Each section of this chapter begins with a SCREAMING headline. Newspaper boys yelling out the days headlines. The lungs are well used. As to the use of color(red in this section), I have nothing of use to say. Anyone? If I recall correctly "Snot green" as a color is used often around Stephen . . . Brown is also used throughout the book. At http://www.ulysses-art.demon.co.uk/scheme.html you can find 5 schemata's for Ulysses along with a brief history of how they came about. Mike True, Mike. With the organ there is not much of a problem. But the colours - there are so many colours in the book. So how does one colour become predominent? Snot green is the colour of the sea in chapter 1. More than that .... Chandra I believe the schemata in question comes from 1920. Febuarary1922 was the release date of the book. So the colors **may** be part of a plan that was never fully developed. (?) Joyce does skillfully use colors(or metal) . . . bronze and gold in a later chapter. . . however that chapter list coral as the color. But, I can not help you with your query. Mike Mike, and others I but you have helped with the first paragraph. It may not do to pay too much attention to all the notes one reads. I have problems with this chapter. There is so much hidden behind the words, so much reference to politics, etc, oh, I cannot keep track of everything. I also do not get what the professor is doing here. And what is Bloom doing on this day? He is obviously trying to get an advertisement out? What is his occupation? Why is he not at work on this day? Why are there so many people in the press - just chattering?? Whether I get the chapter or not, tomorrow I proceed to the next. Greetings Chandra Stephen's work as a teacher is very summary. It hardly counts as work. The only purposive work this day is Bloom's attempt to place the Keyes' ad. The rest of the Irish in this book are shown to be loafers. Bob
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