Tag Archives: Joyce

Life in a nutshell

Posted on 26. December 2013 by schaefew

Is history cyclical or progressive? Joyce, following Vico, saw it as rather cyclical, identifying recurring patterns in human history. History is a series of concentric circles, like the rings of a tree. Any one of these circles can be taken … Continue reading →

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Literally glued

Posted on 24. November 2013 by schaefew

In Joyce’ short story “The Dead”, I came across a rather curious use of literally. A few days later, the word literally came up in class. Students discussed the emphatic use of literally in sentences like “The audience were literally … Continue reading →

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