With which text(s) is the word "riverrun" associated ?
Correct answer: D. Finnegans Wake
- A. The Dubliners
- B. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- C. Ulysses
- D. Finnegans Wake
Explanation
“Riverrun” is the opening word of Finnegans Wake, whose circular structure also returns to this fragment at the end. Its unusual lowercase form reflects Joyce's experimental language and design.
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