Difference between revisions of "Venissoon"

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Joyce's letter to Harriet Shaw Weaver of 15 November 1926: "The venison purveyor Jacob got the blessing meant for Esau"
- Genesis 27:25: "And he said, Bring [it] near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank"; cf. Thuartpeatrick

venison: deer → St Patrick was transformed into a deer to protect him from the wrath of the High King Laoghaire when he lit the Paschal Fire on the Hill of Tara

Vanessa: Jonathan Swift's name for Hester Vanhomrigh, one of his two mistresses.
- Third Census of Finnegans Wake

Venus: Roman goddess of love, usually associated in FW with Issy
- A Finnegans Wake Gazetteer

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 * [[Joyce's letter to Harriet Shaw Weaver of 15 November 1926]]: ''"The venison purveyor Jacob got the blessing meant for Esau"''
-** '''Genesis 27:25:''' "And he said, Bring [it] near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank".
+** '''Genesis 27:25:''' "And he said, Bring [it] near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank"; cf. [[Thuartpeatrick]]
 * '''venison:''' deer &rarr; St Patrick was transformed into a deer to protect him from the wrath of the High King Laoghaire when he lit the Paschal Fire on the Hill of Tara