ABSTRACT
Several theories have been proposed regarding the narrative structure of Finnegans Wake, and each has had its advocates: that it is a continuous narrative, or that there is a narrative line that is constantly being interrupted, or that multiple narratives are embedded into each other, or that there is a thematic structure containing narrative analogues, or that a series of points of reference operate within oscillating perspectives, or that a narrative coexists with various near-narratives and constant commentaries—none of these theories need be discarded and all may function in conjunction with each other. With no organizing schema available, these approaches may provide structuring possibilities.
