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stephen dedalus - really quick trivial question

i had an argument with a friend about whether its said stefan or steven

i said stefan but he seemed to disagree

what do you reckon?

Reply 1

rottcodd

I always say steven when I read it.

Is it deeeeedalus or dead-alus? I always say the latter in my head, but everyone in class says the former.

Reply 2

dead antics

why is it steven and not stephen?

Reply 3

Catsmeat

I had always assumed it was pronounced "Steven" (or that is how it sounded in my head). What is more likely for early 20th Century Ireland? Although saying that, what is more likely for James Joyce :rolleyes:

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Dedalus should (I believe) be pronounced "day-da-loos".

Reply 4

dead antics

i always thought that stefan sounded more greek ha ha

Reply 5

the_alba

It's Stephen (pronounced Steven) Dedalus. The proper Latin pronounciation would indeed be 'Day-da-loos', as Death of a Joyce Scholar says, but if you actually pronounced it like that at a Joyce conference, you'd get a few laughs, and not in a good way. Stephen Dedalus. Pronounced as written.