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wjbc t1_jdjbm4x wrote

Reply to comment by Hrekires in I read Finnegan's Wake so you don't have to by machobiscuit

A college assignment? And not an elective? That’s odd.

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Hrekires t1_jdjju90 wrote

I was an English Lit major... forget which specific course it was, but it was definitely 3 or 400 level something.

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wjbc t1_jdjlaol wrote

That’s still a tough assignment for an undergrad. When I studied Ulysses it was part of a double course in Irish literature and history. I needed to know Irish history to understand Joyce, and I also needed my background in the Western classics like Homer and Shakespeare. And even so, I’m sure I missed a lot.

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