Blazes Boylan
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Is Blazes Boylan really the worst man in Dublin?
Author’s note: If you’re interested in further exploring the psyche of Blazes Boylan, I recommend checking out Margot Norris’ excellent article, Don’t Call Him “Blazes”: Hugh E. Boylan’s Narrative Caricature, linked below under “Further Reading.” This post is a part of an occasional series on the real people behind the characters in Ulysses. Throughout Ulysses,…
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Plumtree’s Potted M’Coy
“This is the age of patent medicine.” – Stephen Dedalus To listen to a discussion of this topic, check out the podcast episodes here and here. “Lotus Eaters” is, by its nature, a sleepy section of Ulysses, full of seemingly inconsequential incidents, but there are secrets hidden around every corner. Early in the episode, Bloom…