Difference between revisions of "Forebare"
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* '''bear:''' a totemic animal → cf. other animal allusions in these opening lines (orangutans, chimps) → Russian bear = HCE as the Russian General → Father Bear to Issy's Goldilocks | * '''bear:''' a totemic animal → cf. other animal allusions in these opening lines (orangutans, chimps) → Russian bear = HCE as the Russian General → Father Bear to Issy's Goldilocks | ||
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Revision as of 15:16, 4 July 2012
- forbear: to refrain, restrain oneself
- forebear: ancestor
- forebare: before baring → before the girls exposed themselves to HCE → the two girls are also the ancillae or handmaidens on the coat of arms of Dublin city, who are depicted coyly raising the hems of their skirts, baring their ankles (FW 107.06-07)
- bear four → bear four children (i.e., Shem, Shaun, and Issy's two personalities) → ALP?
- for bearing: a female bearing the weight of a man with whom she is engaged in the act of sexual intercourse
- bear arms: FW 005.05 → II.2 corresponds to Vico's Heroic Age, which is characterized by the language of heraldry → HCE is Dublin City, and so is represented by the city's coat of arms
- bear: a totemic animal → cf. other animal allusions in these opening lines (orangutans, chimps) → Russian bear = HCE as the Russian General → Father Bear to Issy's Goldilocks
