Musical Allusions in the Works of James Joyce: Early Poetry through UlyssesState University of New York Press, 1974 M06 30 - 380 pages Professor Bowen's book is more than a simple collection of musical allusions; it is an engaging discussion of how Joyce uses music to expand and orchestrate his major themes. The introductions to the separate sections, on each of Joyce's works, express a new and cohesive critical theory and reevaluate the major thematic patterns in the works. The introductory material proceeds to analyze the general workings of music in each particular book. The specific musical references follow, accompanied by their sources and an examination of the role each plays in the work. While the author considers the early works with equal care, the bulk of this volume explores the musical resonances of Ulysses, especially as they affect the style, structure, characterization, and themes. Like motifs in Wagnerian opera, some allusions introduce and later remind us of characters—bits of Molly's songs for instance constantly intrude her impending adultery on Bloom's consciousness. Other motifs are linked to concerns such as Stephen's Oedipal guilt over his mother's death, which in turn connects to his preoccupation with Shakespeare, the creator, the father, and the cuckold. Music helps create the bond which briefly joins Stephen and Bloom, and music augments the entire grand theme of consubstantiality. Professor Bowen's style is simple and clear, allowing Joycean artifice to speak for itself. The volume includes a bibliography. |
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... references , and encouragement have proved to be of invaluable aid , and to Thomas Connolly , whose counsel in the early stages of this manuscript helped shape and define it . I am indebted also to the Research Foundation of the State ...
... references , and encouragement have proved to be of invaluable aid , and to Thomas Connolly , whose counsel in the early stages of this manuscript helped shape and define it . I am indebted also to the Research Foundation of the State ...
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... musical allu- sions in Joyce's work . Most of the major commentaries on the novel refer to musical allusions in Ulysses , but these references are at best occasional mention of specific lines in the narrative and identifica- tions of ...
... musical allu- sions in Joyce's work . Most of the major commentaries on the novel refer to musical allusions in Ulysses , but these references are at best occasional mention of specific lines in the narrative and identifica- tions of ...
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... music in the Sirens was originally published in my monograph , " The Bronzegold Sirensong : A Musical Analysis of the Sirens Episode in Joyce's Ulysses . " 12 The burden of identifying actual song references in Ulysses was begun also by ...
... music in the Sirens was originally published in my monograph , " The Bronzegold Sirensong : A Musical Analysis of the Sirens Episode in Joyce's Ulysses . " 12 The burden of identifying actual song references in Ulysses was begun also by ...
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... musical discoveries of their predecessors and have listed refer- ences to over 1000 songs in Joyce's works . The book identifies musical titles with the page and line references to Joyce's work in which the musical allusions appear . No ...
... musical discoveries of their predecessors and have listed refer- ences to over 1000 songs in Joyce's works . The book identifies musical titles with the page and line references to Joyce's work in which the musical allusions appear . No ...
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... musical titles and to explicate their use in the text of the several works considered presents certain organizational problems . Since this book attempts to be both a definitive annotation of musical ... references dictates the significant ...
... musical titles and to explicate their use in the text of the several works considered presents certain organizational problems . Since this book attempts to be both a definitive annotation of musical ... references dictates the significant ...
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Musical Allusions in the Works of James Joyce: Early Poetry through Ulysses Zack R. Bowen Limited preview - 1974 |
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Absent-Minded Beggar alluded association ballad becomes betrayal Blazes Bloom and Stephen Bloom's mind Bloom's thoughts Boylan Boys of Wexford chorus Circe cliché comic connotations consubstantial Croppy Boy dead dear death Dedalus Dignam discussion Don Giovanni drinking Dublin episode Erin eyes father God Save Ireland Goodbye Hamlet Harry Hughes heart hero Hodgart and Worthington Ireland Irish James Joyce John Peel Joyce's leitmotif Leopold Leopold Bloom Lestrygonians lives lost Love's Old Sweet lover M'appari Maritana Martha memory Miss Douce Molly Molly's mother motif Mulligan musical allusions musical references never night novel nursery rhyme Oedipal Old Madrid Old Sweet Song opera passage patriotic pattern play REMARKS Richie riddle role Rose of Castille sailor sang scene Seaside Girls Shakespeare Simon Simon Dedalus sing Sirens chapter song reference stanza sung Sweetheart symbol temptress thee theme Thornton thou tion Ulysses voice waiting words