On June 27th
1928, Sylvia Beach hosted a dinner party in order that F. Scott
Fitzgerald, who "worshipped James Joyce, but was afraid to approach
him," might do so. In her Shakespeare and Company Bookshop memoir, Beach
delicately avoids describing what happened, although she perhaps suggests an
explanation...
"Poor Scott was earning so
much from his books that he and Zelda had to drink a great deal of champagne in
Montmartre in an effort to get rid of it." According to Herbert Gorman,
another guest and Joyce's first biographer, Fitzgerald sank down on one knee
before Joyce, kissed his hand, and declared: "How does it feel to be a
great genius, Sir? I am so excited at seeing you, Sir, that I could weep."
As the evening progressed, Fitzgerald "enlarged upon Nora Joyce's beauty,
and, finally, darted through an open window to the stone balcony outside,
jumped on to the eighteen-inch-wide parapet and threatened to fling himself to
the cobbled thoroughfare below unless Nora declared that she loved him."
PORTAL DA
LÍNGUA INGLESA has no responsibility for the
persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-partly internet websites referred
to in this post, and does not guarantee that any context on such websites are,
or will remain, accurate or appropriate.
In some
instances, I have been unable to trace the owners of the pictures used here;
therefore, I would appreciate any information that would enable me to do so.
Thank you very much.
Is something important missing?
Report an error or suggest an improvement. Please, I strive for accuracy and
fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact me!
Did you spot a typo?
Do you have any tips or examples
to improve this page?
Do you disagree with something on
this page?
Use one of your social-media
accounts to share this page:
Nenhum comentário:
Postar um comentário