Thursday, May 16, 2013

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… Boston Review — Roger Boylan: A Mostly Irish Farce. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Most of all, it is an homage to Ireland, and to the Irish writers who have stamped me forever with their love for the sound of a tale well told.

When I went to Ireland in 2004 to cover the centenary of Bloomsday, I was still re-reading Ulysses when I got there.  I finished it a couple of days later. But just a couple of days in Dublin made it easier to read, or so it seemed. The sound of Dubliners talking enabled me to hear Joyce's prose better.

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