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* Sir [[Amory Tristram]], 1st Earl of [[Howth]], later called Saint [[Lawrence]]
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* Dramatis Personae : LIV and Tristram ( Eve and Adam ).  ( see [[riverrun]] )
* The legendary Tristan (Latin/Brythonic: Drustanus; Welsh: Trystan; also known as Tristran, Tristram etc), was a Cornish hero from folklore, and one of the Knights of the Round Table whose story is told in the Matter of Britain. He was the nephew of King [[Mark]] of Cornwall, sent to fetch Isolde back from Ireland to wed the king. However, they fall in love en route (perhaps under the influence of a love potion meant for Isolde and [[Mark]]), and Tristan fights off a series of attempts to take Isolde back. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan further information]). In some versions of the legend, King Mark finds them together and stabs Tristian (perhaps a reverse version of the son defeating the father motif). Another version has Tristram marring Isolde; he later becomes wounded and sends for her; when the messenger finds her, she betrays him by telling him that he cannot be cured; he dies. In literature and art this charachter has been adopted by many writers, e.g.
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**[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_d%27Angleterre Thomas d'Angleterre] 1165
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* [[Joyce's letter to Harriet Shaw Weaver of 15 November 1926]]: ''"Sir Amory Tristram 1st earl of Howth changed his name to Saint Lawrence, b in Brittany (North Armorica); Tristan et Iseult, passim"''
**[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilhard_von_Oberge Eilhard von Oberge] 1180
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**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_von_Strassburg Gottfried von Straßburg] 1210
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* '''Sir [[Amory Tristram]]:''' 1st Earl of [[Howth]], later called Saint [[Lawrence]]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malory Sir Thomas Malory] (Le Morte d'Arthur) 1485
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** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&id=JoyceColl.GlasheenFinnegans&entity=JoyceColl.GlasheenFinnegans.p0377&isize=L&q1=Tristram Third Census of Finnegans Wake]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Sachs Hans Sachs] 1553
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**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner Richard Wagner] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde Tristan und Isolde]) 1859
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* '''Wsir:''' This paragraph, like the first, opens with a word composed of Egyptian hieroglyphs, here representing Osiris - where in hieroglyphs the first sign is "throne" ''(ws)''. The second is "eye" ''(ir)''. Third sign denotes "god" (not pronounced). → [[Riverrun]]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Swinburne Algernon Swinburne] (Tristram of Lyonesse) 1882
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*The Life and Opinions of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristram_Shandy Tristram Shandy], an English novel from the 18th century by [[Laurence Sterne]]
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* '''Tristram:''' the legendary Tristan (Latin/Brythonic: Drustanus; Welsh: Trystan; also known as Tristran, Tristram, etc), was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_people Cornish] hero from folklore, and one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_the_Round_Table Knights of the Round Table] whose story is told in the ''Matter of Britain''. He was the nephew of King [[Mark]] of Cornwall, sent to fetch Isolde back from Ireland to wed the king. However, they fall in love en route (perhaps under the influence of a love potion meant for Isolde and [[Mark]]), and Tristan fights off a series of attempts to take Isolde back. In some versions of the legend, King Mark finds them together and stabs Tristian (perhaps a reverse version of the son defeating the father motif). Another version has Tristram marring Isolde; he later becomes wounded and sends for her; when the messenger finds her, she betrays him by telling him that he cannot be cured; he dies. The Romance of Tristan and Iseult has inspired many writers; one of the key texts for FW is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_B%C3%A9dier Joseph Bédier's] reconstruction of the "Ur-Tristan" in 1900, though many others are also relevant
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** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&id=JoyceColl.GlasheenFinnegans&entity=JoyceColl.GlasheenFinnegans.p0378&isize=L&q1=Tristram Third Census of Finnegans Wake]
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** [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14244 The Romance of Tristan and Iseult by Joseph Bédier]
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan Tristan]
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_and_Iseult Tristan and Iseult]
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_of_Britain Matter of Britain]
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_of_Britain Thomas of Britain] (1165)
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilhart_von_Oberge Eilhart von Oberge] (1180)
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_von_Strassburg Gottfried von Straßburg] (1210)
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malory Sir Thomas Malory] (''Le Morte d'Arthur'', 1485)
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Sachs Hans Sachs] (1553)
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner Richard Wagner]
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde Tristan und Isolde] (opera by Richard Wagner, 1859)
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Swinburne Algernon Swinburne] (''Tristram of Lyonesse'', 1882)
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* '''Tristan''' → in FW, Tristan generally represents the combined Shem-Shaun character ([[Image:Shem-Shaun.PNG]])
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* '''Tristram Shandy:''' the principal character in the 18th Century novel ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy'' by the Irish-born writer [[Laurence Sterne]]
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** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&id=JoyceColl.GlasheenFinnegans&entity=JoyceColl.GlasheenFinnegans.p0360&isize=L&q1=Tristram Third Census of Finnegans Wake]
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristram_Shandy Wikipedia]
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Latest revision as of 00:12, 9 January 2020

  • Dramatis Personae : LIV and Tristram ( Eve and Adam ). ( see riverrun )
  • Wsir: This paragraph, like the first, opens with a word composed of Egyptian hieroglyphs, here representing Osiris - where in hieroglyphs the first sign is "throne" (ws). The second is "eye" (ir). Third sign denotes "god" (not pronounced). → Riverrun
  • Tristan → in FW, Tristan generally represents the combined Shem-Shaun character (File:Shem-Shaun.PNG)