Finnegans Wake

Historical Context and Significance

«Finnegans Wake» is an avant-garde novel by Irish writer James Joyce, published in 1939. This work is considered one of the most complex in world literature due to its experimental form, innovative language, and numerous cultural, historical, and literary allusions. The book had a significant impact on the development of postmodern literature and changed perceptions of the structure and possibilities of the novel. In the work, Joyce uses the stream of consciousness technique, blurring the boundaries between reality and dream, between characters and their identities. «Finnegans Wake» explores the cyclical nature of history, mythology, and language, making it not only a work of art but also a subject of scholarly research in the fields of literary studies, psychoanalysis, and philosophy.