Joyce Race and 'Finnegans Wake'

Len Platt Charts A Fresh Approach Through One Of The Great Masterpieces Of Twentieth-Century Literature. Using Original Archival Research And Detailed Close Readings He Outlines Joyce''S Literary Response To The Racial Discourse Of Twentieth-Century Politics. Platt''S Account Is The First To Position Finnegans Wake In Precise Historical Conditions And To Explore Joyce''S Engagement With European Fascism. Race Platt Claims Is A Central Theme For Joyce Both In Terms Of The Colonial And Post-Colonial Conflicts Between The Irish And The British And In Terms Of Its Use By The Extreme Right. It Is In This Context That Joyce''S Engagement With Race While Certainly A Product Of Colonial Relations Also Figures As A Wider Disputation With Rationalism Capitalism And Modernity.