Dear Oliver,

I'm delighted to hear that you too love Joyce's _Ulysses_. I hope
you'll enjoy it in English.

If you Google the quote that you're looking for ("the eternal
affirmation of the spirit of man") you'll find quite a few references
to it. It's a quote from Stephen Daedalus in _Ulysses_.

And of course I look forward to your thoughts on Absolute Spirit,
when you have time.

All the best, Bob W

>A propos Hegel's aethetics: once in a while one stumbles over little
>surprises that cause a very small, but bright joy. I decided recently
>to re-read Joyce' Ulisses, and this time I want to read it in the
>original language, hoping that my understanding is good enough (I
>doubt it, but I am bold). So I bought the Penguin Classics paperback
>edition of "Ulisses". And this is the first sentence of the
>advertising text on the back:
>
> "For Joyce, literature is 'the eternal affirmation of the spirit of
> man'."
>
>If somebody knows the origin of that quote, I'd be glad to learn it.
>Or maybe I will find it out myself when I find the time to read the
>introductiory text.
>
>A propos absolute spirit: @Bob Wallace:
>Bob, I have not forgotten our discussion on absolute spirit; live is
>keeping me currently on my toes, though. The matter requires a delian
>diver. And right know I won't find the leisure even to read my beloved
>Ulisses. :-(
>

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Robert M. Wallace
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