tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381454689166649574.post4140493328836881913..comments2024-01-27T13:41:46.815-08:00Comments on Yet Another Lafferty Blog: Merry Christmas and an Apocryphal Last ChapterKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415345283350861149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381454689166649574.post-50368379092085186772013-12-19T10:07:10.842-08:002013-12-19T10:07:10.842-08:00The story was indeed written after the bulk of the...The story was indeed written after the bulk of the manuscript, but not that long after—it was genuinely meant to be inserted into the book as originally published, but the publisher failed to make the insertion (probably since the proofing had already been done).<br /><br />It's also worth thinking of the connection to the biblical apocrypha—the chapter is canonical, as it were, but its relation to the rest of the canonical text is complicated. I think it's possible to read it as Finnegan's ego strongly influencing the narrative, which might place him in graver peril than at any other point in the legend. You can kill the body, but etc.<br /><br />Virginia Kidd also thought the Finnegan character and Argo Legend more particularly was riffing off Finnegans Wake (she was mad for the book), but Lafferty claimed not to be much influenced by Joyce. I'm hoping to write a great deal more on this but it will probably be another year or two since I'll only be glossing it in the bio.<br /><br />Beautiful finds, by the way!Andrewhttp://ralafferty.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381454689166649574.post-26433893075037578092013-12-14T14:57:24.101-08:002013-12-14T14:57:24.101-08:00Kevin, you luck dog! These are all items I still ...Kevin, you luck dog! These are all items I still don't have in my collection. It's fascinating to hear you discuss this apocryphal ending to Devil, but it's been too long since I've read it to interact. Enjoy your early Christmas presents! (As I know you will.)Daniel Otto Jack Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278782665152906956noreply@blogger.com