A Bloomsday Greeting
Start here to see the posts today at Ulysses Seen for a taste of Bloomsday
And then join Biblioklept for a guide on how NOT to read Ulysses Please pay especially close attention to point 1--critical in actually enjoying the book the first time around.
An appreciation of Ulysses
And one must wonder why Ulysses comes up again and again at the list of top novels of all time. And it isn't just the academics that list it here. There are many, like myself, who have not an inkling of Academic interest in the matter (although my first awkward acquaintance was made in the groves of Academe). To quote the King of Siam, "Is a puzzlement." And will remain so. I don't bother to examine why, I just accept the fact that when someone asks for a favorite, this is the novel that leaps to mind and comes sharply into focus.
Via UD an LA Times article on Bloomsday
And then join Biblioklept for a guide on how NOT to read Ulysses Please pay especially close attention to point 1--critical in actually enjoying the book the first time around.
An appreciation of Ulysses
And one must wonder why Ulysses comes up again and again at the list of top novels of all time. And it isn't just the academics that list it here. There are many, like myself, who have not an inkling of Academic interest in the matter (although my first awkward acquaintance was made in the groves of Academe). To quote the King of Siam, "Is a puzzlement." And will remain so. I don't bother to examine why, I just accept the fact that when someone asks for a favorite, this is the novel that leaps to mind and comes sharply into focus.
Via UD an LA Times article on Bloomsday
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