Hi Chris - I enjoyed your Ulysses videos from last year and did indeed finish the book with your help. I hugely enjoyed (and appreciated) it even if it did take me 3 months! I've begun my next literary Odyssey and that is to read Proust 'In Search of Lost Time' and would LOVE it if you could undertake that mammoth with me! I'm already into volume 2 and am really enjoying it - its not as daunting as people might think.
Hi Ceyda! Thank you for your greetings from Turkey! We are all making the world more human by experiencing the humanities. I am convinced that world peace could come from people sharing their experiences of art, music, and literature. You are making the world a better place. Thank you!
Hey Chris, I would be happy to hear - in case you know a lot about the topic - which other works of literary modernism that deal with consciousness (as in stream of consciousness... or even more topics) you can recommend me? I currently am looking at Ulysses, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse. I don't think I will get to tackle Finnegan's Wake anytime soon... :-)
Lamia Zealot Great to hear from you! You are on the right track with Viginia Woolf. I think Ulysses does a better job of representing internal monologue than any other book but it is worth exploring different writers as they struggle with inner monologue. I cannot think of another writer who worked on that as well as Joyce. He gives us the fragmented way we think and he doesn't hesitate to include the unsavory stuff that pops into our minds. Other writers tend to sterilize the thinking and make it linear. In reality, our thoughts jump around. That said, I recommend Crime and Punishment. That is one tense inner monologue...
Was debating whether to read her. Had to the lighthouse laying around a while, but wasn't sure I'd like her writingstyle; will reconsider. Do like you giving out recommendations! Still waiting for the music (classic, and, or, opera) videos. Really want to get into it, but it just feels...distant. Or something like that for younger generations.
I'm glad to hear that! The novel doesn't have a traditional plot so it can be hard to get into it. The observations made by Mrs. Ramsay are brilliant and insightful. For us guys, her points hit pretty close to home. After that, when she is gone, the trip to the lighthouse is oddly unfulfilling. Think about what that is. It's a very profound and beautiful book. I would love your thoughts as or after you read the book.
I’ve been using your videos to help me finish Ulysses (after years of false starts). I do love Virginia Woolf, but I think Orlando or Mrs Dalloway might be an easier place to start. Then again, her books are so stylistically diverse I had a professor tell a student they couldn’t dislike her before they’d read a half dozen of her works.
mason s. That is an interesting observation. I love Lighthouse and Mrs. Dalloway. Many academics say that students prefer Mrs. D to Lighthouse and it is certainly more approachable. But Lighthouse has a feel to it that I think gives the book a very unique quality. It is bittersweet, poignant and tense. The ultimate trip to the Lighthouse is riddled with pangs of the reality of life.
When you have a major headache from a root canal gone awry, you misspell Humanities in the credits. Weak.
Hi Chris - I enjoyed your Ulysses videos from last year and did indeed finish the book with your help. I hugely enjoyed (and appreciated) it even if it did take me 3 months! I've begun my next literary Odyssey and that is to read Proust 'In Search of Lost Time' and would LOVE it if you could undertake that mammoth with me! I'm already into volume 2 and am really enjoying it - its not as daunting as people might think.
Such a great video, thank you Mr Reich! Greetings from Turkey :)
Hi Ceyda! Thank you for your greetings from Turkey! We are all making the world more human by experiencing the humanities. I am convinced that world peace could come from people sharing their experiences of art, music, and literature. You are making the world a better place. Thank you!
Hey Chris, I would be happy to hear - in case you know a lot about the topic - which other works of literary modernism that deal with consciousness (as in stream of consciousness... or even more topics) you can recommend me? I currently am looking at Ulysses, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse. I don't think I will get to tackle Finnegan's Wake anytime soon... :-)
Lamia Zealot Great to hear from you! You are on the right track with Viginia Woolf. I think Ulysses does a better job of representing internal monologue than any other book but it is worth exploring different writers as they struggle with inner monologue. I cannot think of another writer who worked on that as well as Joyce. He gives us the fragmented way we think and he doesn't hesitate to include the unsavory stuff that pops into our minds. Other writers tend to sterilize the thinking and make it linear. In reality, our thoughts jump around. That said, I recommend Crime and Punishment. That is one tense inner monologue...
Was debating whether to read her. Had to the lighthouse laying around a while, but wasn't sure I'd like her writingstyle; will reconsider. Do like you giving out recommendations! Still waiting for the music (classic, and, or, opera) videos. Really want to get into it, but it just feels...distant. Or something like that for younger generations.
I'm glad to hear that! The novel doesn't have a traditional plot so it can be hard to get into it. The observations made by Mrs. Ramsay are brilliant and insightful. For us guys, her points hit pretty close to home. After that, when she is gone, the trip to the lighthouse is oddly unfulfilling. Think about what that is. It's a very profound and beautiful book. I would love your thoughts as or after you read the book.
I’ve been using your videos to help me finish Ulysses (after years of false starts). I do love Virginia Woolf, but I think Orlando or Mrs Dalloway might be an easier place to start.
Then again, her books are so stylistically diverse I had a professor tell a student they couldn’t dislike her before they’d read a half dozen of her works.
mason s. That is an interesting observation. I love Lighthouse and Mrs. Dalloway. Many academics say that students prefer Mrs. D to Lighthouse and it is certainly more approachable. But Lighthouse has a feel to it that I think gives the book a very unique quality. It is bittersweet, poignant and tense. The ultimate trip to the Lighthouse is riddled with pangs of the reality of life.