BROWN, NORMAN O. — Closing Time
New York, Random House. 1973, First Edition. Cloth. Book, 8vo. [xii], (4), 111 pp. Black cloth with gilt and silver titles. Clipped illustrated dustjacket. A good copy of this unusually penetrating work. The pattern of Finnegans Wake is loosely derived from the Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico (1668-1744). Closing Time is more than an effort to penetrate the great minds of Vico and Joyce, it is written as a profound and original continuation of their own dialogue. Very Good/Good.