This course is an excellent introductory guide to the many layers of James Joyce’s landmark novel Ulysses.
After considering the controversies it provoked when it first appeared and why it is considered a major contribution to 20th-century literature, the lectures show how Joyce’s novel reconstructs the adventures of Ulysses, the protagonist of Homer’s Odyssey.
At the same time, the author is totally aware of his place in time and is determined to catch in every possible way the world of the early 20th century.
After considering the amazing variety of styles and multiplicity of viewpoints in Ulysses, the course reviews the novel as a whole and shows how radically Ulysses departs from the novels that came before it.