16/06/2023
Happy Bloomsday to one and all !
A celebration of the publication of Ulysses which is set in Dublin on the 16th of June 1904. The chapter structure it follows is that of the Odyssey by Homer but instead of traveling the lands of anicent Greece it follows Stephes Dedalus and most importantly Leopold Bloom as they traverse through the cracks and crevices of Dublin, getting involved in intellectual and once they drink swallows their minds unintelligible conversation. Molly Bloom, Leopolds wife, also plays an important role, as her 2 full stop 40 page stream of consciousness ramblings brings a tidy end to a chaotic beautiful novel.
Banned on its before its initial release, as its was published in installments in a US literary magazine "The Little Review," due to the nature of its content being viewed as "obscene" it finally saw publication in Paris through an independent publishing house Sylvia Beach. (Scene on the second slide)
It's a mighty novel that might take months to conquer, it will leave you rather confused and bemused but in the end you will feel as if you have experienced a work of excellence only a man like James Joyce can produce. There will never be a novel like or come close to it, therefore I cannot recommend it enough.
