{"product_id":"role-of-thunder-in-finnegans-eric-mcluhan-9780802009234","title":"The Role of Thunder in Finnegans Wake","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Joyce's use of ten one hundred-letter words in \u003cem\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/em\u003e has always been an intriguing feature of that novel. Eric McLuhan takes a new by placing the \u003cem\u003eWake\u003c\/em\u003e in the tradition of Menippean satire, where language is used to shock and provoke. Seen in this light, Joyce's peculiar language and style become part of this Menippean tradition through his use of the linguistic 'thunderclap'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Role of Thunder in Finnegans Wake\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to examine this strangest and most prominent aspect of the language of the \u003cem\u003eWake\u003c\/em\u003e, and explain its use in the context of classical Greek literature. Each thunderclap is a resonating logos that represents a transformation of human culture. McLuhan presents the thunders as encoding Joyce's study of ten major communications revolutions, ranging from neolithic technologies such as speech and fire, through cities, the railroad, and print, to radio, movies, and television. Seen in this fashion, \u003cem\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/em\u003e is both an encyclopedia of the effects of technology in reshaping human culture and society, and a complete training course for detecting the changes in sensibility occasioned by new media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric McLuhan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802009239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802009234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.34w x 1.22d","brand":"Eric McLuhan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120236392703,"sku":"9780802009234","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_caaf632c-138a-48fd-8859-35d71417f454.jpg?v=1687413233","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/role-of-thunder-in-finnegans-eric-mcluhan-9780802009234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}