Re:Joycing!

Click on the vorpal sword to read Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky poem.

Click on James Joyce's eye-patch to read the first page of Finnegans Wake together.

Why can't we write like this in academic writing?  What is the ideal piece of writing for your field of study?

And... for your enjoyment/enlightenment...  Michael Chabon's thoughts on Finnegans Wake.