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ULYSSES BY JAMES JOYCE

tue11jan2:30 pmtue4:30 pmULYSSES BY JAMES JOYCE21 MEETING Centenary Study celebrating 100 years since first publication - AFTERNOONS2:30 pm - 4:30 pm(GMT+00:00) View in my time Event Organized ByToby BrothersType of studyLiteratureDurationTwenty weeks,Twenty-one meetingsVIRTUAL

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“You should approach Joyce’s Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith.”
—William Faulkner

First published on 2 February 1922 – James Joyce’s 40th birthday – UIysses was immediately controversial, described by one Irish critic as “The most infamously obscene book in ancient or modern literature”.

We offer an opportunity to read one of the greatest novels of all time in the company of others. Our work with this book will widen your perspective and deepen your experience of the power of language.


There is a strong argument for studying this huge and intimidating text—book list chart-topper of 100 greatest books of all time, critics’ darling, most lauded/least read, the book that many literary academics dedicate their lives to studying—but you will only know for yourself by diving in. I believe the best way to study it is with a group of hungry, curious readers who all contribute to evoking meaning, through their questions as well as their insights.

The good news: reading Ulysses is fun. And I don’t mean in a frustrating, overly-analytical see-how-much-you-know-way. The language is amazing—even when I don’t understand it. Perhaps, especially when I don’t understand it, because meaning sneaks in through more than my critical faculty. Meaning slides in through sound, through the lushness of the language, through the filmy and substantial images, and suddenly I find myself transported from a walk on a beach to a contemplation of the origins of man—thanks, James Joyce.

Any time spent studying Joyce leaves one a better reader—a broader thinker—even if all the references, repetitions, epiphanies and allusions are not immediately understood.

“Joining the Ulysses salon was one of the best things I have ever done. This was a book I had wanted to read for years but never got past the first section. I had no idea what the salon would be like and was very apprehensive about joining up. But Toby so skilfully guided us through it, her knowledge of the text seemingly inexhaustible, that with her warmth and generosity and sensitivity she got everyone involved and the satisfaction of participating in the salon and in getting an understanding of this marvellous work was immense.”

Ulysses Salon participant

SALON DETAILS

A) DAYTIME: Tuesdays 2:30-4:30 PM   **This study will be VIRTUAL**   
B) EVENINGS : Tuesdays 5:00-7:00 PM  **This study will be VIRTUAL**   

  • Both afternoon and evening studies start January 11th and finish June 19th (combined Sunday evening) 2022 ; there will be a few special Sunday evening meetings for both afternoon & evening groups to address the longer chapters.
  • We will meet for 21 meetings; there will be a few breaks around school half-terms
  • The total cost for the 21-meeting study, with all notes and resources materials, is £445
  • Please purchase these editions in preparation for our study:
    • Ulysses, by James Joyce, Annotated Students’ Edition; (Penguin Modern Classics), ISBN-10: 0141184434. (There are many editions of Ulysses — I find this edition is most coherent and the notes and introduction by Declan Kieberd very helpful; as we will constantly be referencing particular passages, having the same edition will be extremely useful.)
    • The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses, by Harry Blamires, ISBN-10: 0415138582

Time

(Tuesday) 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm(GMT+00:00) View in my time

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