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Focusing on the diverse methods used by translators, this book delves into the challenges of interpreting Joyce's complex literary work. It examines how various translators navigate the intricacies of his writing, showcasing the unique solutions they employ to convey his distinctive style and meaning. Through this exploration, readers gain insight into the art of translation and the nuances involved in bringing Joyce's text to a broader audience.
Exploring the intersection of narrative and reader engagement, this book presents eight analyses of twentieth-century German literature through the lens of structuralist and poststructuralist narratology. Patrick O'Neill examines works by authors such as Mann, Kafka, and Hesse, emphasizing the unique ways stories are told and their implications for understanding narrative. Central to his analysis is the relationship between story and discourse, highlighting the active role of the reader in modern and postmodern narratives as a semiotic structure.
Patrick O'Neill approaches five of Kafka's novels and short stories by considering the many translations of each work as a single, multilingual “macrotext.”
"Planet Earth opens with the literal shattering of a blackboard. In the poems that follow, Patrick O'Neill shatters illusions of self and others in his usual no-holds-barred style. He rejects being called a legend ("Between a Canoe and a Dock") - legendary people are dead or might as well be dead - and the struggle to overcome the label revives his joy in reflection. The narrator of the poems is true to himself, however hard and lonely that can be. He's open to blinding insights that come unsolicited from encounters with friends, family, lovers, and strangers. In the best of these poems the narrator tells compacted, intensified short stories-a son pulled back from the brink, a free-spirited niece who champions nature, an elderly uncle divining the meaning of life as he seeks water, a priest who cannot escape the confines of his faith, two childhood friends recalling the same baseball games in quite different ways years later. It would be enough that these are highly entertaining tales; O'Neill challenges his readers to more." -Diane Montz
Patrick O'Neill's verse with its wonderfully -everyman- characters brings so-called -common folks- to a literary immortality that demands his inclusion in the pantheon of old and new great poets. --Del Reitz, Ed/Pub Newsletter Inago O'Neill's use of language, pacing, and punch lines are equally sharp in three-line or three-page poems. He sets up a scene, then moves in for the kill with unflinching precision. --Diane Montz, Arts & Entertainment Writer Ironwood Daily Globe In Patrick O'Neill's poetry, inner monologues and outer dialogues fold into episodes-vignettes of everyday living. He sprinkles his poems with gentle treatments of the wisdom of animals, the revelations of plants. His poetry is a veritable kaleidoscope of highly interesting slices of life. His empathic style touches the reader's heart-felt spirits while his offbeat wit and subtle irony produce provocative revelations. --Tom Bruneau, Professor Emeritus, Radford University
Exploring the intricate relationship between original texts and their translations, Patrick O'Neill presents a framework for understanding James Joyce's writings as a cohesive polyglot macrotext. He introduces the concept of 'transtextual reading,' which allows for a comparative analysis of Joyce's works alongside their various translations. This approach reveals how translations enrich rather than alter the original texts, offering insights into Joyce's oeuvre from Dubliners to Finnegans Wake and extending to the broader realm of translated literature.
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Focusing on James Joyce's engagement with translations, this study examines his influence on French and Italian versions of "Anna Livia Plurabelle," which is a pivotal chapter in "Finnegans Wake." It delves into the nuances of translation and the cultural interplay between languages, shedding light on Joyce's artistic intentions and the complexities of conveying his innovative style across different linguistic landscapes.