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Ulysses

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  • Author：James Joyce
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With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts， Research Professor of English， University of Sussex。 James Joyce's astonishing masterpiece， Ulysses， tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904， during which Bloom's voluptuous wife， Molly， commits adultery。 Initially deemed obscene in England and the USA， this richly-allusive novel， revolutionary in its Modernistic experimentalism， was hailed as a work of genius by W。 B。 Yeats， T。 S。 Eliot and Ernest Hemingway。 Scandalously frank， wittily erudite， mercurially eloquent， resourcefully comic and generously humane， Ulysses offers the reader a life-changing experience。

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Reviews

Daniel ，

Interesting book。 A bit of a slog though。

Mark ，

Some people hate it， some people love it。 It always cracks me up， so I read and reread it like a Bible。 Please do recommend everything Joycian you may know。 Thank you。

Alina ，

Это было сложно， но бесконечно прекрасно

Hobart Mariner ，

What can you say？ The best book

Abel Romkes ，

Ulysses in één woord？ Onnavolgbaar。 Het is een boek dat je intrigeert， overweldigt en boven het hoofd groeit: tegelijk frustrerend en briljant。 Joyce is het onweerstaanbare genie dat alles weet， alles kan， en zich maar al te graag door zijn eigen hoogdravendheid laat meeslepen。Dat leidt tot een boek dat eigenlijk nergens mee te vergelijken valt。 Het plot is bekend en eenvoudig: we volgen de lotgevallen van Leopold Bloom gedurende één dag: 16 juni 1904。 Hoewel Bloom die dag van alles meemaakt， mo Ulysses in één woord？ Onnavolgbaar。 Het is een boek dat je intrigeert， overweldigt en boven het hoofd groeit: tegelijk frustrerend en briljant。 Joyce is het onweerstaanbare genie dat alles weet， alles kan， en zich maar al te graag door zijn eigen hoogdravendheid laat meeslepen。Dat leidt tot een boek dat eigenlijk nergens mee te vergelijken valt。 Het plot is bekend en eenvoudig: we volgen de lotgevallen van Leopold Bloom gedurende één dag: 16 juni 1904。 Hoewel Bloom die dag van alles meemaakt， moet je geen fantastische avonturen verwachten: hij ontbijt， gaat naar het toilet， knoopt gesprekken aan op zijn werk en denkt over van alles na terwijl hij door Dublin zwerft。 Inhoudelijk is Ulysses zo een exploratie van het normale， dagelijkse leven， dat hier een plek in de kunst krijgt。 Uiteraard is Joyce niet de eerste kunstenaar die zich met dat thema heeft beziggehouden， maar zoals met alles wat hij doet gaat hij daarin verder dan je voor mogelijk houdt: ik ken maar weinig personages die zo levensecht zijn als de al te menselijke antiheld Bloom。Stilistisch gezien is de roman echter allesbehalve normaal。 Opgedeeld in achttien hoofdstukken， ieder met een andere stijl， kleur en zelfs een symbolisch lichaamsdeel （waardoor de hoofdstukken samen een lichaam vormen）， is het al snel duidelijk waar de reputatie van ontoegankelijk boek vandaan komt。 Ulysses is vreemd en moeilijk: wie doorleest wordt geconfronteerd met een toneelstuk， muzieknoten， krantenkoppen， Ierse straattaal en een zeer vrije omgang met de interpunctie。 Daar komt zo'n overvloed aan tekstuele verwijzingen bij， van de Bijbel， de Odyssee en Shakespeare tot bijna vergeten zeemansliedjes， dat het ongetwijfeld zelfs de grootste intellectueel doet duizelen。 De tekst leeft en springt alle kanten uit， en het is een illusie om te denken dat je hem bij een eerste （of tiende） leesbeurt volledig kan temmen。Dat besef is meteen ook belangrijk geweest in het sterken van mijn volhardendheid， waardoor ik altijd ben blijven doorlezen。 Je hoeft niet alles te begrijpen om van Ulysses te kunnen genieten。 Moeilijke passages las ik vaak hardop voor mezelf voor， om in ieder geval het ritme en de stijl te kunnen voelen。 Het lezen is soms een worsteling， maar zodra je een gevoel hebt ontwikkeld voor wat er in een bepaalde passage op het spel staat， is die worsteling eigenlijk altijd de moeite waard。 Bovendien is zeker niet ieder hoofdstuk even moeilijk: Ulysses staat vol met prachtige， grappige en zelfs platvloerse episodes。 Het enige hoofdstuk dat me echt boven de pet ging was The Oxen of the Sun， waarin Joyce de ontwikkeling van het Engels vanaf de middeleeuwen tot de twintigste eeuw nabootst。 Voor de kenner is dat ongetwijfeld interessant， maar ik kreeg eerder het gevoel dat een analfabeet moet hebben wanneer hij in een woordenboek bladert。 Wellicht is er sprake van een soort stockholmsyndroom， maar ik ben de tekst al lezende meer en meer gaan waarderen。 Grote literatuur heeft voor mij een zekere dichtheid， een zwaartekracht die de tekst samenbalt tot een object dat volstrekt uniek is en waar de gelukkige lezer als een klein planeetje omheen kan draaien。 Het is die kracht die ervoor zorgt dat een groot boek een heel eigen sfeer heeft， een gevoel dat je ook jaren later， als je de precieze inhoud misschien al grotendeels bent vergeten， terug kan oproepen。 Ulysses is zo'n boek voor mij geworden: een vreemde edelsteen die bestaat en schittert en helemaal zichzelf is。 。。。more

Sirush ，

Անաստված երկար էր， որոշ գլուխներ հեշտ էին， որոշները անսահման բարդ։ Պատմությունն ինքնին կոնցեպտուալ է թվում ու անցնում է երկրորդ պլան "լեզվախաղի" ու "ոճախաղի" համեմատությամբ։ Ճիշտ է գիրքը շատ տեխնիկական է， բայց երբ այն ընդունում ես խաղի պես， մի կողմ ես թողնում ամբողջ լրջությունը， որ կա այս ստեղծագործության շուրջը， ընթերցանությունը դառնում է հենց այն ցինիկ ճամփորդությունը， որ պարոն Ջոյսը պլանավորել է իր հերոսների ու ընթերցողների համար։ Անաստված երկար էր， որոշ գլուխներ հեշտ էին， որոշները անսահման բարդ։ Պատմությունն ինքնին կոնցեպտուալ է թվում ու անցնում է երկրորդ պլան "լեզվախաղի" ու "ոճախաղի" համեմատությամբ։ Ճիշտ է գիրքը շատ տեխնիկական է， բայց երբ այն ընդունում ես խաղի պես， մի կողմ ես թողնում ամբողջ լրջությունը， որ կա այս ստեղծագործության շուրջը， ընթերցանությունը դառնում է հենց այն ցինիկ ճամփորդությունը， որ պարոն Ջոյսը պլանավորել է իր հերոսների ու ընթերցողների համար։ 。。。more

Sandra Moore ，

I think this is probably the most divisive novel ever written。 Its champions declare it a masterpiece， with many complex layers of meaning and symbolism and a mix of experimental structures throughout its eighteen chapters。 On the other hand， others dislike its length， difficult structures， opaque， incomprehensible passages and characters who all have a variety of faults。 I am afraid I belong to the latter。I have finally managed to complete it at the third attempt。 I cannot say that I have gaine I think this is probably the most divisive novel ever written。 Its champions declare it a masterpiece， with many complex layers of meaning and symbolism and a mix of experimental structures throughout its eighteen chapters。 On the other hand， others dislike its length， difficult structures， opaque， incomprehensible passages and characters who all have a variety of faults。 I am afraid I belong to the latter。I have finally managed to complete it at the third attempt。 I cannot say that I have gained anything from it， not even a sense of accomplishment at reaching the end。 I stuck with it because it was the only book on my TBR pile that I hadn't finished， and this was one of the categories in the Pop Sugar Challenge。Goodbye Ulysses！ 。。。more

Hovhannes ，

Have to read this again after 35

Shawn ，

One of the best books I've ever read One of the best books I've ever read 。。。more

Arlene ，

Well this is certainly a challenge。 I'm not a fan of writers being smartarses and trying to show off how clever they are at the reader's expense， and there's certainly an element of that。 It's impressive in its innovation and scope of different styles， though， and there's quite a playfulness to some of the writing。 Also there's lots of smut and knob jokes and toilet humour， which is always enjoyable。 I'd definitely recommend reading some kind of study guide and listening to a podcast alongside r Well this is certainly a challenge。 I'm not a fan of writers being smartarses and trying to show off how clever they are at the reader's expense， and there's certainly an element of that。 It's impressive in its innovation and scope of different styles， though， and there's quite a playfulness to some of the writing。 Also there's lots of smut and knob jokes and toilet humour， which is always enjoyable。 I'd definitely recommend reading some kind of study guide and listening to a podcast alongside reading this （I found the Reading Ulysses podcast on Spotify really helpful）。 。。。more

Phatdone Ni ，

YES！

Jane Somers ，

I'm glad I finally experienced this for myself。 Listening to the audiobook is the only way I would have made it through， and especially with the brilliant narration by Jim Norton and Marcella Riordan。 I did not anticipate that there would be parts that I found hilarious， some of which I'm embarrassed to admit laughing at， though some of the humor was even too lowbrow and juvenile for me。 I didn't always follow wtf was going on， but I will definitely keep thinking about certain parts， particularl I'm glad I finally experienced this for myself。 Listening to the audiobook is the only way I would have made it through， and especially with the brilliant narration by Jim Norton and Marcella Riordan。 I did not anticipate that there would be parts that I found hilarious， some of which I'm embarrassed to admit laughing at， though some of the humor was even too lowbrow and juvenile for me。 I didn't always follow wtf was going on， but I will definitely keep thinking about certain parts， particularly the monologue by Molly Bloom。 。。。more

Lorna ，

Ulysses by James Joyce has long been a literary masterpiece enjoyed and debated worldwide since it was written from 1914 to 21， published in 1922 and a source of controversy ever since。 In fact。 one of the copies that I have contains in the Foreward the landmark pleading in the United States District Court decision rendered December 6， 1933 by Hon。 John M。 Woolsey lifting the ban on Ulysses。 I loved this book and all of the ramblings of life in a 24-hour period in and around Dublin on a single d Ulysses by James Joyce has long been a literary masterpiece enjoyed and debated worldwide since it was written from 1914 to 21， published in 1922 and a source of controversy ever since。 In fact。 one of the copies that I have contains in the Foreward the landmark pleading in the United States District Court decision rendered December 6， 1933 by Hon。 John M。 Woolsey lifting the ban on Ulysses。 I loved this book and all of the ramblings of life in a 24-hour period in and around Dublin on a single day being June 16， 1904。 We follow Stephen Dedalus and Leopold and Molly Bloom。 The structure of the book is the magic as it is a parallel to Homer's Odyssey with Leopold Bloom and his wife， Molly Bloom， intended to be modern day counterparts of Telemachus and Penelope。 The first， Book I – The Telemachiad – including episodes 1-3。 And Book II – The Odyssey – episodes 4-15。 And Book III – The Nostos – episodes 16-18。 Ulysses is rich with symbolism in its many nuances and layers throughout this 24-hour period in Dublin。 There are so many issues that arise throughout this glorious book。 I firmly believe that this is a book that has so much more meaning each time it is read with the underlying theme being one of a sense of justice。 So I may have to join the Bloomsday Club and read it once again on June 16th， and preferably in Dublin。 。。。more

Jonathan Wakeling ，

One of my favourite reads。 I thoroughly enjoyed it。 I skimmed over the foreign language and Latin phrases but was still able to get the gist of what I was reading。 I listened to the Recorded Books unabridged audiobook while following along with the text。 Highly recommended。

Kirsten ，

Oh my goodness I hated and loved this book so much。 My reading challenge for the year。 Ok， I didn’t get the lists， and there were characters who I hated， and chapters I didn’t think I’d get through， but parts of it are written with incredibly beautiful language， other part super bawdy， some phrases will stick in my brain forever， like he was Sherlock Holmsing him！ I’ve rated this a 5* book because I’ll be thinking about this book for ever！

icarus black ，

uma vez eu levei meu amigo logan pra passear e foi meio assim

Danielle Thomas ，

DNF

Brigitte Youman ，

Oooooffff！。 I am so not into that nonsense style of writing “stream of consciousness”。 People of that era （first half of XXth century） were too brainwashed by Sigmund Freud’s theories mixed with Einstein’s theories of Special Relativity/Time and Space。 Lots of the Literature of the era is utter nonsense many want to claim is “genius” because I guess the fad is/was to declare anything you don’t understand as “genius”！。 Well？， Emperor’s New Clothes anyone？。

Esme Leaf ，

cool

Jim French ，

I know I want to say something about this book， but I’m not sure what。 It is brilliant at times， but also indecisive。 If often appears to be the start of a number of stories， but Joyce won’t （or can’t） pick one。 This is helped only by having a continuous timeline。 The variety of styles is engaging but also confusing and frustrating。 Having to sort through the changes leads to a change in the pace of reading， and a loss of continuity。 I can’t be all negative and the main characters are well devel I know I want to say something about this book， but I’m not sure what。 It is brilliant at times， but also indecisive。 If often appears to be the start of a number of stories， but Joyce won’t （or can’t） pick one。 This is helped only by having a continuous timeline。 The variety of styles is engaging but also confusing and frustrating。 Having to sort through the changes leads to a change in the pace of reading， and a loss of continuity。 I can’t be all negative and the main characters are well developed in the story and interesting to follow as the story moves along。 It is very much worth the read。 。。。more

Allisonperkel ，

I appreciate the layers upon every word in this book: Joyce’s intellect is on a different plane。 I also can’t help but think this book is a giant ‘suck it’ to anyone reading it。 It’s easy to see the massive influence this had on many of today’s modernist authors。 Wallace is a pale imitation of Joyce。 Pynchon fell too in love with his side bars， tangents， and pop cultural references。 Ulysses， while I did not enjoy reading the book， does transcend its time and place。 It’s also too cute by half and I appreciate the layers upon every word in this book: Joyce’s intellect is on a different plane。 I also can’t help but think this book is a giant ‘suck it’ to anyone reading it。 It’s easy to see the massive influence this had on many of today’s modernist authors。 Wallace is a pale imitation of Joyce。 Pynchon fell too in love with his side bars， tangents， and pop cultural references。 Ulysses， while I did not enjoy reading the book， does transcend its time and place。 It’s also too cute by half and the humor， to me， doesn’t hold up。 Yes， I most likely missed 2/3rds of the jokes and I’m not the biggest fan of mean humor。 Still， I do see how ‘gravity’s rainbow’ and ‘infinite jest’ truly are love letters toJoyce。 I did not enjoy reading this book from section three onward。 There were a few good chapters， like Hades， but then there was Circe and Oxen。 While I appreciate Oxen， and I’m amazed by the skill， it was overly crafted and just not worth my time。 I hear repeated readings make one love this book more。 I’ll leave that exercise to others。 This book is ground break， I see that。 It’s also， like Seinfeld， a book about nothing that tries way to hard。 。。。more

Agnes ，

I WILL finish this novel before the end of 2021。 Tell my mother I love her。

Alexander Guy ，

U。P。

George ，

Arguably the most ambitious waste of time ever conceived。 No， it should never have been condemned。 Yes， at times its stream-of-consciousness narration is remarkably vivid。 True， the frequent and often bawdy double entendres are never less than clever and are often quite funny。 On rare occasion this all comes together for a page or two to suggest something penetrable。 Unfortunately we still have to contend with the other 750 pages。I love the Joyce of The Dubliners and Portrait of the Artist as a Arguably the most ambitious waste of time ever conceived。 No， it should never have been condemned。 Yes， at times its stream-of-consciousness narration is remarkably vivid。 True， the frequent and often bawdy double entendres are never less than clever and are often quite funny。 On rare occasion this all comes together for a page or two to suggest something penetrable。 Unfortunately we still have to contend with the other 750 pages。I love the Joyce of The Dubliners and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man。 Out of respect for him， I give Ulysses one extra star。 I am sorry I read it and would not recommend it。I am a fan of Jefferson Airplane's song "Rejoyce，" which it inspired。 。。。more

Luke Kirk ，

Ulysses is the novel version of "Fountain" by Marcel Duchamp， the famous signed urinal。 Joyce's stream of consciousness style is paired with changes in narrator and time jumps that seem designed to frustrate the reader。 Sudden spewing of literary and historical allusions leave one scratching one's head as to the point。 Then the author shifts to alliteration and assonance， because he can。 The reader， already annoyed by the difficulty of following the story， is thus shocked out of the narrative fl Ulysses is the novel version of "Fountain" by Marcel Duchamp， the famous signed urinal。 Joyce's stream of consciousness style is paired with changes in narrator and time jumps that seem designed to frustrate the reader。 Sudden spewing of literary and historical allusions leave one scratching one's head as to the point。 Then the author shifts to alliteration and assonance， because he can。 The reader， already annoyed by the difficulty of following the story， is thus shocked out of the narrative flow by the author flexing his ability to use literary devices。 To top it all off， Joyce writes sexually deviant fantasies and explicit sex into the story throughout。 I'm not proud that I finished this book。 Joyce occasionally grants the reader brief glimpses of truly masterful writing， but doing so only serves to highlight how terrible the rest of the book is。 Reading this book is like going to a restaurant that has been given three Michelin stars and being served a perfect-though-thin slice of beef Wellington on top of purposefully-burned oatmeal。 。。。more

Bojana ，

Mew。。overrated。

Krišs Grunte ，

Nav pabeigta lasīšana。 Bet paldies autoram par dažādām apziņas plūsmām！ Apzināties var tik daudz veidos。 Kā upe。 Kā jūra。 Kā pirkstu gali。

Eva Hnizdo ，

I stopped after first 60 pages （ Czech translation） when he was still sitting on the toilet smelling the food from the widow kitchen， I probably missed the point

ellie ，

this book just reaffirmed to me that white men can be praised for doing the bare fucking minimum and still be labelled a genius。technically i only read the first 10% of this， then the chapters Calypso， Penelope and Nausicaa but im counting those as a win for the psychological trauma this has caused me✋🏻[edited: i just read some other low reviews of this and im cackling— one person dropped their copy in the toilet and didn’t finish it， another suggested that life is too short to read Ulysses， and this book just reaffirmed to me that white men can be praised for doing the bare fucking minimum and still be labelled a genius。technically i only read the first 10% of this， then the chapters Calypso， Penelope and Nausicaa but im counting those as a win for the psychological trauma this has caused me✋🏻[edited: i just read some other low reviews of this and im cackling— one person dropped their copy in the toilet and didn’t finish it， another suggested that life is too short to read Ulysses， and i sincerely concur。 and reading the comments of white men offended by people’s dislike of this book is also ✨delicious✨] 。。。more

Carmen ，

I just finished this crazy book， and I have to say， what a crazy time！ But I loved it。 Hurray！！

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Ulysses&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Ulysses&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0