THE CASEMENT MEMORIAL STATUE AND THE ‘NIGHTMARE OF HISTORY’

‘History … is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake’ is one of the more familiar metaphors from Joyce’s Ulysses. But what exactly did Joyce mean? One line of interpretation claims that ‘History’ is incapable of delivering either justice or enlightenment. It is a narrative that is violent, chaotic and perpetually oppressive. With ... Read more

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