{"id":638,"date":"2016-11-22T18:18:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T18:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/?p=638"},"modified":"2016-11-22T18:18:23","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T18:18:23","slug":"lexicon-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/uncategorized\/lexicon-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Lexicon: Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

GOLD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Forms<\/strong>: gold, golden<\/p>\n

Related terms:\u00a0<\/strong>Gild, gilded, green, silver<\/p>\n

Explication<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGold\u201d appears in several contexts throughout Ulysses: as a noun, it\u2019s synonymous with money and wealth; i.e., Dedalus goes to Deasy\u2019s \u201cstrongroom for the gold\u201d (25.212), where he\u2019s lectured (very pompously) on the value of saving money. As an adjective,\u00a0it\u2019s used for lyrical, almost pastoral descriptions of the sea and surroundings: the \u201cgold light on the sea\u201d complements the \u201cslender trees\u201d and \u201clemon houses\u201d Dedalus walks by (35.7); he thinks of \u201ca girl with gold hair on the wind\u201d (50.242), \u201ctumbled beauties, shattering with gold teeth\u00a0chaussons<\/em>\u00a0of pastry\u201d (36.14), and \u201cDanevikings, torcs of tomahawks aglitter on their breasts when Malachi wore the collar of gold\u201d (38.2). In each mention, gold is associated with opulence\u2014the decadence of gold teeth and pastry\u2014or loot, like Deasy\u2019s strongroom or the Danevikings\u2019 plunder. Death floats around some of these allusions: \u201cIt\u2019s all the same,\u201d Bloom thinks on the way to the funeral. \u201cPalbearers, gold reins\u2026pomp of death\u201d (83.499). The use of the word \u2018gold\u2019 gilds\u00a0the concept of death and decay,\u00a0but the effect is one that heightens rather than eases the narrative\u2019s descriptions of death, an effect heightened by gold’s associations with various watches, implying anxiety about time left or time passed. \u201cPoetical idea pink, then golden, then grey, then black\u2026Day, then the night,\u201d thinks Bloom (57.535). Even the idealized \u201cgreengoldenly lagoons\u201d Dedalus notices on his walk seem indicative of an idealized\u00a0decay and sickness that pervades his conception of Ireland (41.454).<\/p>\n

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  1. The most precious metal: characterized by a beautiful yellow colour, non-liability to rust, high specific gravity, and great malleability and ductility. Chemical symbol Au.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u201cHe turned suddenly from a chip of strawberries, drew a gold watch from his fob and held it at its chain\u2019s length\u201d (187.312)<\/p>\n

    \u201cThe objects (which included several hundred ladies\u2019 and gentlemen\u2019s gold and silver watches) were promptly restored to their rightful owners and general harmony reigned supreme\u201d (253.591).<\/p>\n

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    1. The metal regarded as a valuable possession or employed as a medium of exchange; hence, cold coin; also in rhetorical use, money in large sums, wealth.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u201cAnd there, the stoneheaps of dead boulders, a warren of weasel rats. Hide gold there.\u201d (37.289)<\/p>\n

      \u201cThey buy the place up with gold and still they have all the gold. Swindle in it somewhere. Piled up in cities, worn away age after age\u201d(135.488).<\/p>\n

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      1. With allusion to the brilliancy, beauty, and transcendent preciousness of gold. Often in phr.\u00a0Of gold<\/em>= golden adj.\u00a0heart of gold<\/em>: a noble-hearted person; a kind and noble heart.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u201cSauntering sadly, gold no more, she twisted twined a hair\u201d (212.82).<\/p>\n

        \u201cDignam used to be in his office. Mat Dillon\u2019s long ago\u2026Cold fowl, cigars, the Tantalus glasses. Heart of gold really.”<\/p>\n

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        1. a) The metal as employed for coating a service, or as a pigment; gilding.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u201cIn Rodot\u2019s Yvonne and Madeline newmake their tumbled beauties, shattering with gold teeth chaussons of pastry, their mouths yellowed with the pus of flan Breton\u201d (36.14).<\/p>\n

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          1. The metal as used for the ornamentation of textile fabrics; gold thread; in early use often with the place of manufacture specified.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \u201cPallbearers, gold reins, requiem mass, firing a volley. Pomp of death\u201d (83.499).<\/p>\n

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            1. The colour of the metal: a bright golden yellow.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \u201cGold light on sea, on sand, on boulders\u201d (35.7).<\/p>\n

              \u201cSadly she twined in sauntering gold hair behind a curving ear\u201d (212.83).<\/p>\n

              \u201cHe saw them three by three, approaching girls, in green, in rose, in russet, entwining, PER L\u2019AER PERSO, in mauve, in purple, QUELA PACIFICA ORIAFIAMMA, gold of oriflamme, DI RIMIRAR FE PIU ARDENTI\u201d (114.722).<\/p>\n

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              1. Archery<\/em>. The gilt centre or bulls-eye of a target.\u00a0To make a gold<\/em>: to hit the bulls-eye.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                GOLD Forms: gold, golden Related terms:\u00a0Gild, gilded, green, silver Explication \u201cGold\u201d appears in several contexts throughout Ulysses: as a noun, it\u2019s synonymous with money and wealth; i.e., Dedalus goes to Deasy\u2019s \u201cstrongroom for the gold\u201d (25.212), where he\u2019s lectured (very pompously) on the value of saving money. As an adjective,\u00a0it\u2019s used for lyrical, almost pastoral […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":639,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638\/revisions\/639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eriksimpson.sites.grinnell.edu\/Ulysses16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}