All you need is Love.

Topics in this episode include tertiary Ulysses characters, Ned Lambert, J.J. O’Molloy, the many lives of St. Mary’s Abbey, the Reverend Hugh C. Love, the Fitzgeralds, Silken Thomas’ rebellion, what Reverend Love gets right and wrong about history, how Church and State are allies rather than rivals, Irish history through a Protestant lens, the Great Earl burning down Cashel Cathedral, pretenders to the throne, the Tholsel, and the Ford of the Hurdles.
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A blog and podcast that discuss James Joyce’s Ulysses from a non-academic point of view. Less snooty, more movie references.
All you need is Love.
Topics in this episode include tertiary Ulysses characters, Ned Lambert, J.J. O’Molloy, the many lives of St. Mary’s Abbey, the Reverend Hugh C. Love, the Fitzgeralds, Silken Thomas’ rebellion, what Reverend Love gets right and wrong about history, how Church and State are allies rather than rivals, Irish history through a Protestant lens, the Great Earl burning down Cashel Cathedral, pretenders to the throne, the Tholsel, and the Ford of the Hurdles.
Support us on Patreon to get episodes early, and to access bonus content and a video version of our podcast.
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Further Reading:
- Adams, R. M. (1962). Surface and symbol: The consistency of James Joyce’s Ulysses. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Ellmann, R. (1972). Ulysses on the Liffey. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.65767/2015.65767.Ulysses-On-The-Liffey_djvu.txt
- GIBSON, A. (2002). MACROPOLITICS AND MICROPOLITICS IN “WANDERING ROCKS.” European Joyce Studies, 12, 26–56. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44871114
- Gifford, D., & Seidman, R. J. (1988). Ulysses annotated: Notes for James Joyce’s Ulysses. Berkeley: University of California Press. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/vy6j4tk
- Gilbert, S. (1930). James Joyce’s Ulysses: a study. New York: Vintage Books. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.124373/page/n3/mode/2up
- Huang, S.-Y. (2012). “Wandering Temporalities”: Rethinking “Imagined Communities” through “Wandering Rocks.” James Joyce Quarterly, 49(3/4), 589–610. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24598623
- Igoe, V. (2016). The real people of Joyce’s Ulysses: A biographical guide. University College Dublin Press.
- Joyce, S. (1958). My brother’s keeper: James Joyce’s early years. New York: The Viking Press. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/yra2d3xd
- Lyons, M.A. (Oct 2009). FitzGerald, Gerald (Gearóid Mór). The Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved from https://www.dib.ie/biography/fitzgerald-gerald-gearoid-mor-a3148
- Lyons, M.A. (Oct 2009). FitzGerald, Thomas (‘Silken Thomas’). The Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved from https://www.dib.ie/biography/fitzgerald-thomas-silken-thomas-a3191
- Osteen, M. (1995). The economy of Ulysses: making both ends meet. New York: Syracuse University Press. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/yycf2ar5
- PLATT, L. (2002). MOVING IN TIMES OF YORE: HISTORIOGRAPHIES IN “WANDERING ROCKS.” European Joyce Studies, 12, 141–154. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44871119


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