Chapter 8 Joyce’s Revelation: “The Apocalypse of Saint John” at Cornell
In: James Joyce and Genetic Criticism
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Sangam MacDuff
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Abstract
This article offers a close examination of one of Joyce’s earliest manuscripts, a handwritten copy of the “The Apocalypse of Saint John.” Comparing Joyce’s autograph with the Authorised Version he owned, I argue that Joyce’s changes, corrections and markings imply an interest in the literal meaning, interpretation and style of Revelation. Building on these premises, I consider Joyce’s use of Revelation in his subsequent works, analysing the genesis of passages alluding to Apocalypse through the notebooks, drafts and typescripts of Portrait, Ulysses and Finnegans Wake.