Ulysses (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: James Joyce
- First Published: 1922
- Type of Work: Modern Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Literature, Marriage, Jews or Jewish life, Adultery, Creative process, Drinking or drunkenness, Heroes or heroism, Consciousness, Ireland or Irish people
- Locales: Dublin, Ireland
The novel focuses on the events of June 16, 1904, in Dublin, Ireland, in particular on the day’s experiences of Leopold Bloom, an advertising salesman, his wife Molly, and Stephen Dedalus, an artist in search of a subject. Although he has abundant intellectual and educational resources for the task, Stephen is burdened by a weak father image, a debilitating guilt over his recently dead mother, and insensitive and untrustworthy companions. Leopold Bloom, on the other hand, is an average citizen carried along in the flow of everyday life: We observe his every move, thought, sensation,...
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