Ulysses
James Joyce (author), Professor Cedric Watts (author of introduction), Dr Keith Carabine (series editor)
Paperback Published on: 05/01/2010
Price: £4.99
Synopsis
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- ISBN: 9781840226355
- Number of pages: 736
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 37 mm
- Weight: 517g
- Languages: English
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Deserves credit and reading
As with many of James Joyce works it seems to attract some negativity which is totally unfounded. It might take a little patience (particularly if you are ... READ MORE
Ulysses
Despite this being considered a must read classic, I did not enjoy it at all. I found the language confused and over the top, the writing disjointed and ch... READ MORE
“History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.”
“Every life is in many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love... READ MORE
Ulysses
I have a well read old paperback version so decided to purchase hardback version, have just read again and brought to life again evoking thoughts, encourag... READ MORE
Poor quality
Physically not a great binding. This is an average quality hardback with a few illustrations. Maybe the contents will make up for it.
You should read this book to form you own opinion.
I have a recently started reading and I am trying to read some classics along with more modern books. I bought this book based on its reputation and review... READ MORE