Uveitic secondary glaucoma: influence in James Joyce's (1882-1941) last works.
J Med Biogr
; 18(1): 57-60, 2010 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20207905
ABSTRACT
James Joyce, considered one of the pre-eminent novelists of the 20th century, attained international renown with his work Ulysses. Its lack of standard punctuation makes it difficult to read. An example would be the famous non-punctuated 'Molly Bloom soliloquy' in the last chapter of Ulysses. Why is Joyce considered so difficult to read? He wrote and proofread Ulysses and Finnegans wake, his last works, during his battle against glaucoma, when his vision was seriously blurred. The distracting and confusing diacritical marks might be explained by Joyce's reduced visual acuity. Could Ulysses and Finnegans wake have been different if Joyce's visual problems had begun in the second rather than the first half of 20th century?
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Glaucoma
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Iritis
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Famous Persons
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Literature, Modern
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Biogr
Journal subject:
HISTORIA DA MEDICINA
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain