‘Ulysses,” published a century ago, has two, coexisting reputations: one for being difficult to read, on account of its modernist techniques; another, at first glance contradictory, for its exposure ...
One hundred years ago this week, Sylvia Beach, who ran the bookstore Shakespeare and Company at 12 rue de l’Odéon in Paris and nurtured a community of expatriate writers that included Richard Wright, ...
That’s the subject of “Ulysses in 80-Reading James Joyce Masterpiece in 80 Days,” a podcast and international community summer reading project starting June 1 and ending Aug. 19. It’s presented by ...
Buildings constructed out of words, characters made with such complexity that they can jump out the pages and stories so vivid, it feels like one is reading an epic. These words describe James Joyce’s ...
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Well, I finally read James Joyce’s Ulysses, and here’s what I have to say about it: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-!?:,. What? You want the letters in an order that communicates ideas and narratives with ...
Three scholars, three memorable experiences, three nearly lifelong passions. For most of us, though, the book that unites them, James Joyce's Ulysses, evokes dread, not devotion. Its 700 ...
When I was a kid, the axis around which Dublin revolved was a huge Doric column that had stood at the center of the city since 1809. On the top was a statue of the English naval hero Vice Admiral ...
"Ulysses" in 80 Days is a book club launched by a group of determined readers who plan to read "Ulysses" in 80 days in summer 2022. They're inviting you to join them. Ever felt James Joyce’s ...
A stage adaptation of ‘Ulysses’ presented by UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance inspires a rereading of the James Joyce classic, and the takeaways are different this time around. One strategy: ...
Eduardo Arroyo, a Spanish artist who died in 2018, provided drawings, watercolors and collages for an illustrated edition of the James Joyce novel. By Raphael Minder MADRID — James Joyce once said ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by When James Joyce’s masterpiece faced banning, the American justice system came to the rescue. A new play wonders if it would today. By Jesse Green ...