Chamber Music by James Joyce (EPUB)

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⭐This is only one of three of James Joyce’s works that I haven’t read previously, the others being his later poetry collection and Finnegan’s Wake in its entirety. Chamber Music is a collection of thirty-six love poems that depart a great deal from the character-driven literary work he is best known for throughout the remainder of his career. These poems seem like juvenile attempts – save for some grandiose vocabulary and allusions he employs in some of them – at mimicking the romantic and flowery poesy of the renaissance, going as far as to use worn rhyme schemes and somewhat tired whimsical sentimentality. In looking up some background information on the book, I learned that he wasn’t so proud of the work and that the title itself was a play on peeing in a chamber pot……From the Wikipedia: “Richard Ellmann reports (from a 1949 conversation with Eva Joyce) that the chamberpot connotation has its origin in a visit he made, accompanied by Oliver Gogarty, to a young widow named Jenny in May 1904. The three of them drank porter while Joyce read manuscript versions of the poems aloud – and, at one point, Jenny retreated behind a screen to make use of a chamber pot. Gogarty commented, “There’s a critic for you!”. When Joyce later told this story to Stanislaus, his brother agreed that it was a “favourable omen”. In Ulysses, Leopold Bloom reflects, “Chamber music. Could make a pun on that.”In fact, the poetry of Chamber Music is not in the least bawdy, nor reminiscent of the sound of tinkling urine. Although the poems did not sell well (fewer than half of the original print run of 500 had been sold in the first year), they received some critical acclaim. Ezra Pound admired the “delicate temperament” of these early poems, while Yeats described “I hear an army charging upon the land” as “a technical and emotional masterpiece”. In 1909, Joyce wrote to his wife, “When I wrote [Chamber Music], I was a lonely boy, walking about by myself at night and thinking that one day a girl would love me.”In many ways, I can see how Joyce hated the work itself, as it has so little to do with what he is known for and so much to reflect on what he hated. In this essence, I absolutely love the fact that it exists. As a writer, I can see the way he feels, and even more, I can feel a strange pride that Joyce was a human writer. A man, more than a mythic god of prose deserving of worship. Of course, there are many aspects of his work and his life that reflect these ideas, but it is something as independently not-so-great about releasing a book like Chamber Music that humanizes his development as a writer and as a one-time much-too-romantic-and-writing-garbage-poetry young man that reminds me of my early work.While I will never reach his heights, I am humbled that he at least started as I had at one point. Maybe someone will release my pseudonymous works with the same tongue-in-cheek wink to how awful my early books were. Or, perhaps, they will die with me and whatever else I produce in the future. There is beauty in the existence of this book, though, and I am glad I read it.

⭐While often thought of more for his stories than his poetry, his verse and mastery of poetic device showcase the prolific writing skills possessed by James Joyce. While the rhyme and pentameter will likely seem dated to readers of modern day poetry, it is good to remark that in his day his poetry was considered innovative and groundbreaking. There are many gems and gold nuggets to be found in this treasury.

⭐These poems are like smoke rings. In a few moments, Joyce creates a scene and a mood; and in a few more moments, it is over! Very fleeting, very pretty when it works — which is much of the time.

⭐Poems were pretty good but pale in comparison to his later stuff

⭐Simple to read, but not so to understand,…appreciate all the more. Enjoyed Ulysses, Dubliners and Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man, also.

⭐Very much appreciated

⭐Brilliant and what a bargain. Everyone should use Kindle eBooks. Treat yourself. So much of this great stuff is free and you can read it on your PC.

⭐This is an uneven collection of short poems. Many are worth re-reading. Some not so much.

⭐A wonderful early and lyrical collection of poems by James Joyce.It is no accident that he was also a fine singer.And no accident that many of them have been set to music.The music – the rhythms shine out.

⭐Ordered for friends daughter she wasn’t impressed

⭐Of historic value but a long way from modern poetry

⭐One of James Joyce’s early works, this collection of poems is like a suave breath of air. There aren’t complicated words, themes or narratives here. The verses are simple, and while some of them will come and go without leaving a strong impression, there is plenty of beauty to be found in these pages.

⭐Un des livres de James Joyce accessible, intéressant et divertissantSe lit sans peinePeut très bien être proposé à des élèves de cinquième

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