Ulysses
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Decoding Dedalus: Omphalos
Daedalus in Ulysses was Joyce himself, so he was terrible. Joyce was so damn romantic and intellectual about him. He’d made Bloom up. Bloom was wonderful. – Ernest Hemingway, “On Writing” This is a post in a series called Decoding Dedalus where I take a paragraph of Ulysses and break it down line by line.…
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Decoding Dedalus: Ineluctable Modalities
“The first phase of apprehension is a bounding line drawn about the object to be apprehended. An esthetic image is presented to us either in space or in time. What is audible is presented in time, what is visible is presented in space.” – Stephen Dedalus, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man…
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Ep. 10 – Nestor
Welcome to Episode 10, our first episode covering episode two of Ulysses, “Nestor.” Kelly and Dermot discuss the political philosophy of Giambattista Vico and his influence on James Joyce, Homeric parallels between King Nestor and Mr. Deasy, and Dermot’s artistic inspiration for his cartoon version of Mr. Deasy. On the Blog: Ulysses & The Odyssey:…
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Ulysses & The Odyssey: Proteus
This episode contains practically no action. Nothing happens…. – Stuart Gilbert, on“Proteus” Part of an occasional series on the Homeric parallels in James Joyce’s Ulysses. To listen to a discussion of this topic, check out the podcast episode here. The Odyssey: Book 4 Telemachus and co. find their way to the home of Menelaus, the…
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Never Let Them In
—They sinned against the light, Mr Deasy said gravely. And you can see the darkness in their eyes. And that is why they are wanderers on the earth to this day. To listen to a discussion of this topic, check out the podcast episode here. We’ve already discussed Mr. Deasy’s retrograde and inaccurate views on…
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Ep. 9 – Remorse of Conscience
Kelly and Dermot discuss the recurring phrase “Agenbite of Inwit” and why Stephen repeats it over and over on June the sixteenth. Other topics included in the discussion are Buck Mulligan as nagging conscience, the gothic horror of growing up Irish, Catholic guilt and whether or not Stephen would have been better off praying at…
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Ulysses CCD: Who was this Chuck Loyola fellow, anyway?
—Look at the sea. What does it care about offences? Chuck Loyola, Kinch, and come on down. The Sassenach wants his morning rashers. Part of an occasional series on Catholicism in Ulysses. In “Telemachus,” the first episode of Ulysses, Buck Mulligan calls Stephen Dedalus a Jesuit four times – a fearful Jesuit, a jejune Jesuit,…
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Ulysses CCD: St. Ursula
—I pinched it out of the skivvy’s room, Buck Mulligan said. It does her all right. The aunt always keeps plainlooking servants for Malachi. Lead him not into temptation. And her name is Ursula. Part of an occasional series on Catholicism in Ulysses. Stephen Dedalus and Buck Mulligan discuss, as Stephen puts it, a symbol…
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Ep. 8 – Heresiarchs
Kelly and Dermot get deep talking about arch heresies, the Council of Nicaea, alchemy, Buck Mulligan’s blasphemy, James Joyce’s love of sacred music, and what the Council of Trent had in common with the classic film Footloose. On the Blog: Decoding Dedalus: Heresies in “Telemachus” Social Media: Facebook|Twitter Subscribe to Blooms and Barnacles: iTunes| Google…
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Agenbite of Inwit
—He can’t wear them, Buck Mulligan told his face in the mirror. Etiquette is etiquette. He kills his mother but he can’t wear grey trousers. To listen to a discussion of this topic, check out the podcast episode here. The text of Ulysses is populated by certain repeated phrases that shine light on the inner…