Book IV
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Book IV is the brief, concluding section of James Joyce’s experimental novel *Finnegans Wake*, often interpreted as the book’s cyclical ending that loops back to its beginning.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book IV canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book section ⓘ |
| alternateDesignation |
Book 4 of Finnegans Wake
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final chapter of Finnegans Wake ⓘ |
| author | James Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingWords | “A way a lone a last a loved a long the” ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticalReceptionAspect |
frequently discussed in relation to Vico’s cyclical theory of history
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often interpreted as completing a narrative cycle ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Anna Livia Plurabelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChapters | 1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lengthRelativeToOtherBooks | briefest section of Finnegans Wake ⓘ |
| literaryForm | experimental fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
conclusion of Finnegans Wake
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cyclical ending ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | loops back to beginning of Finnegans Wake ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | monologue of Anna Livia Plurabelle ⓘ |
| openingWords | “Sandhyas! Sandhyas! Sandhyas!” ⓘ |
| partOf | Finnegans Wake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
final book
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fourth book ⓘ |
| setting |
dawn
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river flowing into the sea ⓘ |
| style |
multilingual wordplay
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portmanteau words ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
cyclical time
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death and renewal ⓘ return and recurrence ⓘ river and sea imagery ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | Finnegans Wake (1939 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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