Difference between revisions of "Toper's Thorp"

Latest revision as of 11:56, 27 June 2012

this man of Hod → this man of Hod cement & → this man of hod, cement and edifices in Toper's Thorp
- A first-draft version of Finnegans wake

Thorp: may imply Thor, god of thunder and war in Germanic mythology; it's unclear whether endings -thorp, -thurp, -dorf in many Germanic toponyms are associated with Thor, or just have the meaning of "dwelling"
- Third Census of Finnegans Wake

Thorne Smith (American novellist,1892-1934): Topper (1926); Topper takes a trip (1932)

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+* '''this man of Hod''' &rarr; '''this man of Hod cement &    ''' &rarr; '''this man of hod, cement and edifices in Toper's Thorp'''
+** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&entity=JoyceColl.HaymanFirstDrft.p0059&id=JoyceColl.HaymanFirstDrft&isize=L A first-draft version of Finnegans wake]
 * '''toper:''' a heavy drinker; an alcoholic
 * '''thorp:''' (''Old English'') village; hamlet
+* '''Thorp:''' may imply [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor Thor], god of thunder and war in Germanic mythology; it's unclear whether endings ''-thorp'', ''-thurp'', ''-dorf'' in many Germanic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor#Toponyms toponyms] are associated with Thor, or just have the meaning of [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=thorp "dwelling"]
+** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&id=JoyceColl.GlasheenFinnegans&entity=JoyceColl.GlasheenFinnegans.p0369&isize=L Third Census of Finnegans Wake]
 * '''Toper's Thorp:''' Dublin?
+*'''Thorne''' Smith (American novellist,1892-1934): '''Topper''' (1926); '''Topper takes a trip''' (1932)
+[[Category: Alcohol]]