What do you think Joyce expected the public reception of Finnegans Wake would be?
>>9121040
pretty much exactly what it was
>>9121047
Which was?
>>9121920
screaming like aristocratic monkeys who drank too much liquor
What it is - a bottomless pit for people to throw their attention into as a sacrifice to his ego.
>>9121040
It was pretty much like, if the Beatles were around in the late 70s (early 80s) what they would expect the public reception to their latest album would be.
tldr; they wouldnt/(shouldnt?) care