Bloom's Blog 2022 - 9 ~ A Century of Arguing is About to Come to a Conclusion...
In a discussion with Jacques Benoîst-Méchant, a friend of Joyce who was charged with translating parts of Ulysses into French, Joyce once said, “I’ve put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries, arguing over what I meant, and that’s the only way of insuring one’s immortality”. The first century of arguing is almost up. Let the second century of arguing begin!