Joyce is to writing, sort of like David Lynch is to film. I think that might be the direction the lit. types are coming from, but don’t know.
Besides, what’s not to love about this opener (first complete sentence) of Finnegans Wake:
“Sir Tristram, violer d’amores, fr’over the short sea,
had passencore rearrived from North Armorica on this
side the scraggy isthmus of Europe Minor to wielderfight
his penisolate war:
“nor had topsawyer’s rocks by the stream Oconee
exaggerated themselse to Laurens County’s gorgios while
they went doublin their mumper all the time:
“nor avoice from afire bellowsed mishe mishe to tauftauf
thuartpeatrick:
“not yet, though venissoon after, had a kidscad buttended
a bland old isaac:
“not yet, though all’s fair in vanessy, were sosie sesthers
wroth with twone nathandjoe.”
Nothing, as long as you ignore the fact that it is basically incomprehensible. A perfect example of why I don't get it.
But if you're Irish it is possible that your mileage might vary - some of this crazy language and spelling could make some sense I suppose.