Monday, June 18, 2012

Lá faoi Bhláth aríst

Bhí an lá faoi Bhláth aríst i mBaile Átha Cliath ar 16 Meitheamh i ómós do laoch an leabhair Leopold Bloom ó "Ulysses" ar ndóigh. B'fhéidir go d'fhéadfaidh a bheith Sherlock Holmes nó Huck Finn chomh coitanta fadó. Ach, measaim go mbeadh an fear uasal Bláth agus bean a tí Mollie go mbeadh anois.

Ar an laghad, sílím seo ar ár domhain féin. Faoi deireadh, scríobh mé léirmheas ó beathnáiséis nua le Gordon Bowker faoi Séamus Seoighe anseo. Go minic, ceapaim mé go cumhacht mhór na Seoighe.

Mar sin féin, nílim ábalta léamh go heasca "Muscail Sochraide i ndiadh Fhionnagáin." Thósaigh mé treoir-leabhar lé Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil agus Enri Morton Mac Roíbín areir. Léigh mé timpeall a leath de.

Bhuel, iarraim ag cur suim ansin. Bhí suim agam air nuair a d'fhóglaim mé faoi forógra de ALP (1.5). Is docha agam go raibh tugann díospóreacht leis an ollamh de reir an scóth den scéal!

Mar sin, is féidir liom mó cóip a fháil an roinnt sin. Go dtí seo, níl suim agam leis an chuid eile den abhar.  Níl foighne agam a léamh an chuid mór, freisin. Tá brón orm, an tUasal Seoighe. Béidh mé ag iarraidh, ceart go leor?

Bloomsday again.

It was "Bloomsday" again in Dublin the 16th of June in honor of the character in the book Leopold Bloom from "Ulysses" of course. Perhaps Sherlock Holmes or Huck Finn were as popular once. But, I reckon the gentleman Bloom and the woman of the house Mollie may be now.

At least, I think this in our real world. Recently, I wrote a review of a new biography by Gordon Bowker about James Joyce here. Often, I muse on the great power of Joyce.

All the same, I'm unable to read easily "Finnegans Wake." I started a guidebook by Joseph Campbell and Henry Morton Robinson last night. I've read around half of it.

Well, I seek to find interest there. I had interest in it when learning about the manifesto of ALP (1.5). Most likely for me that I found about debate with the professor concerning it the best part of the tale!

Therefore, I may get my copy to find that section. For the most part, I don't have an interest in the rest of the material. I lack patience to read the larger share, still. Sorry, Mr. Joyce. I will try, o.k.?

(1939 Clúdach iris/magazine cover Time.)

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