Ulysses (Gabler Edition) Paperback - 1986
by James Joyce
A classic depiction of exile, estrangement, paralysis, and the disintegration of a society, Ulysses records the events of one average day, June 16, 1904, in the lives of three central figures.
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Readers broadly regard Ulysses as a groundbreaking modernist masterpiece—audacious, inventive, and often very funny—while also calling it punishingly difficult. Many oscillate between admiration and frustration, citing dense allusions, constant stylistic shifts, and stream?of?consciousness passages that often require guides or rereads. Its single?day Dublin odyssey, earthy focus on bodily life and sexuality, and linguistic play earn high praise; Molly Bloom’s finale is frequently singled out. Yet several find stretches tedious or boring, and many abandon it altogether, while others deem it transformative and worth the struggle. The consensus: a polarizing, world?shaping work that rewards patience more than casual reading.
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- Title Ulysses (Gabler Edition)
- Author James Joyce
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 688
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York
- Publication date 1986-05-12
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780394743127 / 0394743121
- Weight 1.62 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.30 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Psychological fiction
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 85028279
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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