Joyce Quote by Brendan Behan
“Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in.”
About This Quote
Source Play: The Hostage, 1958
Shakespeare’s omissions are humorously filled by Joyce’s perspective, judged by the author.
In simple terms: Shakespeare’s gaps are filled by Joyce’s view.
Key Takeaway
Recognize layered literary influences.
Themes
literature
intertextuality
humor
Mood
witty
critical
Type
literary
analytical
When to use this quote
- theatre
- academic analysis
- creative writing
Key Concepts
Shakespeare
Joyce
critique
Questions to Reflect On
- How do authors reinterpret classics?
- What is the impact of such mashups?
A Different Perspective
May oversimplify complex works.
![“I think [James] Joyce sometimes enjoyed misleading his readers. He said to me that history was like that parlor game where someone whispers something to the person next to him, who repeats it not very distinctly to the next person, and so on until, by the time the last person hears it, it comes…” quote by Sylvia Beach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/22f/sylvia-beach-69793_books_i-think-james-joyce-sometimes-enjoyed-mi_432119.jpg)
![“James Joyce is a cul-de-sac. [Ulysses is] ... an example how literature branched out and went into, lost itself in nowhere, no man's land.” quote by Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/21d/werner-herzog-964_books_james-joyce-is-a-cul-de-sac-ulysses-is-a_176588.jpg)
