Scandinavian Elements of Finnegans Wake

In Scandinavian Elements of Finnegans Wake, Dounia Bunis Christiani addresses herself to an enormous task: examining the significance of Scandinavian history, literature, and languages for the composition of James Joyces masterwork. Whereas critical studies of Joyce tend to fall into two categoriesthose exploring the philosophical grounding of his works and those providing close textual readingsthe significance of Christianis work lies in her deep historical and cultural analysis.