Book II
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Book II is the second of the four major divisions of James Joyce’s experimental novel *Finnegans Wake*, continuing its dense, dreamlike narrative and intricate linguistic play.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book II (Finnegans Wake) | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of novel ⓘ |
| author | James Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Anna Livia Plurabelle
NERFINISHED
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Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker NERFINISHED ⓘ Issy NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaun NERFINISHED ⓘ Shem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFamily | Earwicker family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsChapter |
II.1
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II.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ II.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ II.4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
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modernist novel section ⓘ |
| hasWorkInSeries |
followed by Book III (Finnegans Wake)
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preceded by Book I (Finnegans Wake) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryFeature |
allusions to myth and history
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dense wordplay ⓘ multilingual puns ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ portmanteau words ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
dreamlike narrative
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experimental ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
difficulty of interpretation
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innovative narrative techniques ⓘ |
| numberOfMajorDivisionsInWork | 4 GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalPublisherOfWholeWork |
Faber and Faber
GENERATED
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Viking Press GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Finnegans Wake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | second major division ⓘ |
| publicationContext | first published as part of Finnegans Wake in 1939 ⓘ |
| setting | Dublin (dreamlike version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
family dynamics
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guilt and accusation ⓘ identity and transformation ⓘ language and meaning ⓘ |
| workContext | composed during 1920s–1930s ⓘ |
| workForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
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