Difference between revisions of "Childeric"
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Childers finished his career as the chairman of the royal commission on Irish financial relations in 1892, and so may have been known to the child James Joyce as a powerful great fat man. | Childers finished his career as the chairman of the royal commission on Irish financial relations in 1892, and so may have been known to the child James Joyce as a powerful great fat man. | ||
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| + | "Childeric" is also in part a reference to Sir Richard Burton: childe = young knight; knight = Sir ; Childeric = Sir Ric, or Sir Richard. On page 6 there is a reference to Sir Richard Burton's 16-volume translation of the "Arabian Nights," published under the title of "The Thousand Nights and a Night." | ||
Revision as of 00:46, 14 August 2005
play on "Childers"
Most fans of the Wake know that the initials HCE are prominent. One meaning is "Here Comes Everybody."
What few know is that this phrase may refer in part to Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, a celebrated 19th Century British politician and statesman:
"Towards the end of his ministerial career 'HCE' Childers was notable for his girth, and so acquired the nickname 'Here Comes Everybody.'" [wikipedia]
Childers finished his career as the chairman of the royal commission on Irish financial relations in 1892, and so may have been known to the child James Joyce as a powerful great fat man.
"Childeric" is also in part a reference to Sir Richard Burton: childe = young knight; knight = Sir ; Childeric = Sir Ric, or Sir Richard. On page 6 there is a reference to Sir Richard Burton's 16-volume translation of the "Arabian Nights," published under the title of "The Thousand Nights and a Night."
