Difference between revisions of "Deepbrow fundigs"
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| − | + | * '''''L'' De Profundis:''' "Out of the depths", the opening words (and the traditional title) of Vulgate Psalm 129; the priest recites this psalm at funerals, before the body is taken out of the house; hence, its place at the wake | |
| − | + | * '''Oscar Wilde, ''De Profundis'':''' a long letter or apology written by the Irish writer while he was in jail, and a key text for FW; Wilde's full name, Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Wilde, contains an allusion to "Fingal" (the Scottish name for Finn MacCool) and hints at the initials F.W. | |
| + | ** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&entity=JoyceColl001600160394&q1=Wilde Third Census of Finnegans Wake] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/dprof10.txt ''De Profundis''] | ||
| − | + | * '''high-brow:''' an intellectual | |
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| + | * '''low-brow:''' a person who makes no pretensions to intellect | ||
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| + | * '''deep blue''' → [[L/R split]] | ||
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| + | *'''''G'' blau:''' blue → [[L/R split]] | ||
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| + | * '''''G'' Brau: brew | ||
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| + | * '''''AngI'' braw:''' fine | ||
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| + | * '''''I breá:''' fine | ||
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| + | * '''''G'' fündig:''' rich in deposits | ||
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| + | * '''fun duds''' → funeral clothes? clothes to wear while one is having fun? | ||
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| + | * '''digs:''' lodgings, accomodation; archaeological excavations | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 11 July 2006
- L De Profundis: "Out of the depths", the opening words (and the traditional title) of Vulgate Psalm 129; the priest recites this psalm at funerals, before the body is taken out of the house; hence, its place at the wake
- Oscar Wilde, De Profundis: a long letter or apology written by the Irish writer while he was in jail, and a key text for FW; Wilde's full name, Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Wilde, contains an allusion to "Fingal" (the Scottish name for Finn MacCool) and hints at the initials F.W.
- high-brow: an intellectual
- low-brow: a person who makes no pretensions to intellect
- deep blue → L/R split
- G blau: blue → L/R split
- G Brau: brew
- AngI braw: fine
- I breá: fine
- G fündig: rich in deposits
- fun duds → funeral clothes? clothes to wear while one is having fun?
- digs: lodgings, accomodation; archaeological excavations
