Thaddeus, I love "The Dubliners" and have read it several times. I enjoyed your discussion of "The Sisters" which is one of my favorite part of the book. My otheer favorite Joyce book is "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man."
I felt exactly the same. The fictional character I most indentified with is Douglas Spaulding from Ray Bradbury's DANDELION WINE. I remember reading and wondering if Bradbury somehow knew me and basesd Douglas on me. Then I read further and discovered that Douglas Spauling is actually Bradbury himself. I wish I could have met Ray and talked with him, but it was not to be.
Thaddeus, I love "The Dubliners" and have read it several times. I enjoyed your discussion of "The Sisters" which is one of my favorite part of the book. My otheer favorite Joyce book is "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man."
Portrait surprised me by how deeply I identified with it.
I felt exactly the same. The fictional character I most indentified with is Douglas Spaulding from Ray Bradbury's DANDELION WINE. I remember reading and wondering if Bradbury somehow knew me and basesd Douglas on me. Then I read further and discovered that Douglas Spauling is actually Bradbury himself. I wish I could have met Ray and talked with him, but it was not to be.