{"product_id":"dreamscheme-narrative-and-voice-in-finnegans-wake-9780815624264","title":"Dreamscheme: Narrative and Voice in Finnegans Wake","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs one of the most experimental works attempted in prose fiction, \u003ci\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/i\u003e has not yielded to examination easily, but it need not remain a complete enigma. As Michael Begnal emphasizes, Joyce's work is still a novel and can be read as such. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaking no claim to simplify the \u003ci\u003eWake\u003c\/i\u003e, Begnal challenges the reader to become aware of the multitude of voices at work in the text, to identify and single them out as the narrative rolls along. A pattern of interplay, he asserts, then emerges and gives the reader a handle on Joyce's masterpiece. This critique, arising from a traditional perspective, determines its own field of inquiry and will no doubt spark some healthy controversy among Joyce scholars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this commonsense, highly readable approach to difficult material, Begnal focuses on voice, theme, and structure. This work has no intention of limiting interpretation, but instead invites the reader to return to narrative and characterization in order to open up the possibilities of Joyce's exploration of a dreaming consciousness his \"dreamscheme.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBegnal first discusses \u003ci\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/i\u003e in the tradition of realistic and experimental fiction, then goes on to examine narrative methods, stressing how Joyce uses \"narrator interpolations\" (asides, interventions, etc.). He then shows how Joyce rejects a single, continual narrative in favor of different kinds of fictional reality, yet still remains true to certain realistic conventions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe method in the\u003ci\u003e Wake\u003c\/i\u003e is not random, and by concentrating closely upon the structure and the language of the novel, Begnal argues, the reader can follow the signposts which lead to Joyce's grand design. Joyce never promised that this would be easy, but the insights, the laughter, and the rewards will more than justify the midnight oil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoyce scholars and other enthusiasts--including students and professors--will welcome \u003ci\u003eDreamscheme \u003c\/i\u003eas a sharply focused and clear analysis of \u003ci\u003eFinnegans Wake.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Begnal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.81h x 5.68w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815624264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael H. Begnal\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Pennsylvania State University and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eNarrator and Character in \"Finnegans Wake\"\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor, with Fritz Senn, of \u003ci\u003eA Conceptual Guide to \"Finnegans Wake.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40183724802163,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_eaeb8fda-84ca-4e8f-98e9-98491ac3bb5a.jpg?v=1655559078","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/dreamscheme-narrative-and-voice-in-finnegans-wake-9780815624264","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}