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We are surprised to have found some of the things that are in the Dial in an American publication in 1922. For example: Adolph Dehn's "Drinkers" - a painting of alcoholic beverages and their consumption. In 1922, Prohibition was still in effect in the United States. We were surprised that a literary magazine that is geared toward intellectuals would contain content that depicts something illegal. | We are surprised to have found some of the things that are in the Dial in an American publication in 1922. For example: Adolph Dehn's "Drinkers" - a painting of alcoholic beverages and their consumption. In 1922, Prohibition was still in effect in the United States. We were surprised that a literary magazine that is geared toward intellectuals would contain content that depicts something illegal. | ||
| − | In ''The Criterion'' | + | In ''The Criterion'' there is an essay entitled "The 'Ulysses' of James Joyce" by Valery Larbaud. An editor's note to the title reads: "This essay...is still the best introduction that has been offered to Mr. Joyce's book" (Larbaud 94). The first two sentences of the essay itself acknowledge that only "the cultivated reader who can fully appreciate such authors as Rabelais, Montaigne, and Descartes" and who has "The Odyssey clearly in mind" will be able to read the book with any understanding or pleasure (Larbaud 94). This is especially interesting because "The Waste Land" is written similarly to "Ulysses" in that it depends so much on the reader's understanding of the canon of English literary tradition. Perhaps essays written about "The Waste Land" in other publications will use similar introductions to advise readers of what they should expect. This might be cool to look into, even with different anthologies' introductions to the poem. |
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