ReJOYCE! To commemorate James Joyce's mighty novel, Ulysses, we're launching a podcast. Every week you'll find a five-minute mini-essay from me designed to take you through the novel that's on every list of the greatest books ever written. And as Ulysses runs to some 375,000 words, and I mean to go…
We meet an inventive Dublin hero.
From a secretary to a clergyman.
The brooding Dedalus brood shifts in time.
Dublin city is on the move.
A little Latin loving, perhaps?
Father Conmee is such a thoughtful man.
Dublin opens up to Father Conmee.
A wonderful moment of characterization.
In a new chapter, Dublin city is a character.
The final moments of Scylla and Charybdis.
Amid Mulligan's bawdry - a profound moment.
Is the book taking over the narration?
Does Stephen believe his own theory?
Stephen lays out the drama.
Stephen & Brush up Your Shakespeare.
A Baker’s Dozen Special Edition.
Stephen tallies Shakespeare’s deep resources.
Stephen describes the Shakespeare clan.
Shakespeare in love, sacred and profane.
Buck derogates and Stephen soars.
Buck Mulligan trashes the Playboy.
Was Hamlet a woman? Or an Irishman?
Stephen shows Shakespearean sympathies.
Stephen reflects on ancient thoughts.
Stephen is not yet among the new poetic voices.
Stephen's twixt Shakespeare and Theosophy.
Stephen famously opens portals of discovery.
Stephen launches his Shakespeare theory
Stephen’s theory moves toward lift-off.
In the writing of Ulysses handwriting took on new meaning.
In the library Stephen theosophizes.
Who - or what - are Scylla and Charybdis?
Mr. Bloom has to run and hide.
Mr. Bloom is a decent fellow.
Can Mr. Bloom arrest his anguished thoughts?
Enter some sober minor characters.
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