Ulysses at 100
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It’s 100 years, almost to the day, since a blue-green volume appeared in the window of Shakespeare and Co. in Paris and fundamentally changed the rules of fiction. Celebrate the marvel that is Ulysses with our list of books around and about it.
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This strikingly illustrated edition presents Joyce’s epic novel in a new, more accessible light, while showcasing the incredible talent of a leading Spanish artist.The neo-figurative artist Eduardo Arroyo (1937–2018), regarded…
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Celebrating 100 Years of Joyce's masterpieceWith a new introduction by Anne EnrightSet entirely on one day, 16 June 1904, Ulysses follows Leopold Bloom and Stephen Daedalus as they go about their daily business in Dublin. From…
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The greatest novel of the twentieth century, now in a beautiful Clothbound Classics centenary editionFollowing the events of one single day in Dublin, the 16th of June 1904, and what happens to the characters Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom…
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Ulysses is one of the foundational texts of modern literature, yet has a reputation for complexity and controversy. In Ulysses Unbound, Joyce expert Terence Killeen untangles this seemingly knotty classic to reveal the wonders beneath, in a…
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Marking the centenary of Ireland’s – and possibly the world’s – most famous novel, this joyful introductory guide opens up Ulysses to a whole new readership, offering insight into the literary, historical and…
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Ulysses has been read obsessively for a century. What if instead of focusing on the words to understand the structure, design, and history of Joyce's masterpiece, we pay attention to the numbers?Taking a computational approach, Ulysses by…
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“Parts of this book will remain with me, and pollute my reading of Hamlet and Ulysses, forever. I also add it to my personal library of Great Books About Dead Fathers.” Max Porter : Author of Grief is the Thing…
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In Ulysses and Us, Declan Kiberd argues that James Joyce’s Ulysses offers a humane vision of a more tolerant and decent life under the dreadful pressures of the modern world. As much a guide to contemporary life as it…
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An intimate study of three of Ireland's greatest writers from one of its best-loved contemporary voices__________________'A father...is a necessary evil.' Stephen Dedalus in UlyssesIn Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know Colm Toibin takes three of…
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