Ulysses

[helios137]

“The one who suffers is, as it were, the Christ, come before us to evoke the one thing that turns the human beast of prey into a valid human being.  That one thing is compassion.  This is the theme that James Joyce takes over and develops in Ulysses - the awakening of his hero, Stephen Dedalus, to manhood through a shared compassion with Leopold

Comments

[rosiebird]

tell me when you start and i will try with you again.

[helios137]

Great. I'm planning to start it right after new years. I will be using "Ulysses Annotated" by Don Gifford and "James Joyce's Ulysses" by Stuart Gilbert. Both are regularly in supply at your favorite used bookstores.

We could also start a live journal community to discuss the novel as we read it. Any interest in doing that?

[rosiebird]

if you can tell me how. either way, let's start chapter 1 the week after xmas/before new years.

[helios137]

Okay, chapter 1 the week after xmas and before new years.

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