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Stylistic Techniques in James Joyce's Ulysses
New ReviewJames Joyce's "Ulysses" is celebrated for its stream of consciousness technique and innovative exploration of language and structure across its 18 episodes, each uniquely styled to mirror episodes from Homer's Odyssey. The novel...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why should you read James Joyce's "Ulysses"? - Sam Slote
James Joyce's "Ulysses" is widely considered to be both a literary masterpiece and one of the hardest works of literature to read. It inspires such devotion that once a year, thousands of people all over the world dress up like the...
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Understanding James Joyce's Ulysses
New ReviewAfter leaving Dublin at age 22, James Joyce's life became a continuous journey of physical and intellectual exploration, which is reflected in his masterwork "Ulysses," inspired by Homer's Odyssey. The novel, which Joyce spent seven...
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James Joyce: Early Life and Inspiration for Ulysses
New ReviewThis video introduces us to the life and influences of the author James Joyce as well as the controversial reception and subsequent acclaim of his novel "Ulysses". Following its initial publication in 1922, the novel faced and eventually...
The March of Time
1944: IRELAND: IRISH AUTHORS: Angled WS Two bookshelves holding books published by Irish authors, James Joyce Ulysses on second shelf w/ other unreadable titles, MS Books on shelf by Yeats, AE, George Moore, others.
MOT 1944: IRELAND: IRISH AUTHORS: Angled WS Two bookshelves holding books published by Irish authors, James Joyce Ulysses on second shelf w/ other unreadable titles, MS Books on shelf by Yeats, AE, George Moore, others.
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Is Homestuck the Ulysses of the Internet?
If you're unfamiliar, Homestuck is a webcomic created Andrew Hussie that is over 5000 PAGES so far! In in its own weird way, Homestuck is a lot like James Joyce's Ulysses, where only the strongest, most dedicated readers make it through...
The Guardian
Why Will Self's 'Umbrella' should win the 2012 Booker prize
Why Will Self's 'Umbrella' should win the 2012 Booker prize Lisa Allardice puts the case for Will Self's ninth novel, Umbrella, to win the 2012 Booker prize. Set in a mental hospital, Self branded the book 'a literary suicide note', but...
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Writing: Making Your Mark
Discover the extraordinary story behind one of humankind’s greatest achievements. From hieroglyphs to emojis, chart the evolution of writing through 5,000 years of human innovation. Marvel at items as diverse as James Joyce’s notes for...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read James Joyce's "Ulysses"?
What is Bloomsday? Why would thousands travel to Dublin on this day to visit sites depicted in a novel that is ridiculously hard to read? Why even bother with reading such a book? Find out by viewing a short video that suggests the...
The School of Life
James Joyce
James Joyce was not the first writer to use stream of consciousness, but the sensory experience in such novels as Ulysses and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was revolutionary in the literary world. Learn more about the...
Be Smart
How Some Words Get Forgetted
There's nothing regular about them—irregular verbs turn out to be the most common verbs in the English language. Through an analysis of data, learners discover that Zipf's Law describes the patterns of word usage.