{"product_id":"philosophical-allusions-in-james-joyces-finnegans-wake-9780198894049","title":"Philosophical Allusions in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake","description":"\u003cem\u003ePhilosophical Allusions in James Joyce's\u003c\/em\u003e Finnegans Wake is the first study to offer complete and comprehensive explanations of the most significant philosophical references in James Joyce's avant-garde masterpiece. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilosophy is important in all of Joyce's works, but it is his final novel which most fully engages with that field. Robert Baines shows the broad range of philosophers Joyce wove into his last work, from Aristotle to Confucius, Bergson to Kant. For each major philosophical allusion in \u003cem\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/em\u003e, this book explains the original idea and reveals how Joyce first encountered it. Drawing upon extensive research into Joyce's notebooks and drafts, Baines then shows how Joyce developed and adapted that idea through repeated revisions. From here, the final form of the idea as it appears in the \u003cem\u003eWake\u003c\/em\u003e is explored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn carefully examining the \u003cem\u003eWake\u003c\/em\u003e's key philosophical allusions, essential themes within the novel come into focus, including history, time, language, being, and perception. We see also how those allusions combine to create a network of ideas, thinkers, and texts which has a logic and an integrity. Ultimately, \u003cem\u003ePhilosophical Allusions in James Joyce's\u003c\/em\u003e Finnegans Wake shows that the more one knows of the \u003cem\u003eWake\u003c\/em\u003e's philosophical allusions, the more one can find meaning and reason in this famously perplexing book of the night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Baines, \u003cem\u003eAssociate Professor of English, University of Evansville\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Baines\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Modern British and Irish Literature at the University of Evansville in Indiana. He has published on time and space in \u003cem\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/em\u003e, Flaubert's influence on Joyce, and Hegel's role in Joyce's \"Drama and Life.\" He also works in the field of Digital Humanities. This is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50489403244818,"sku":"9780198894049","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c733e198-fd24-4439-b2a0-05fede7b2859.jpg?v=1730497439","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/philosophical-allusions-in-james-joyces-finnegans-wake-9780198894049","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}