| ULYSSES by James Joyce Contributor(s): Joyce, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604598654 ISBN-13: 9781604598650 Publisher: Wilder Publications OUR PRICE: $29.44 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (2.15 lbs) 556 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 60669 Reading Level: 7.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 46.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ulysses takes place in a single day, 16 June 1904, also known as Bloomsday, it sets the characters and incidents of the Odyssey of Homer in modern Dublin and represents Odysseus (Ulysses), Penelope and Telemachus in the characters of Leopold Bloom, his wife Molly Bloom and Stephen Dedalus, and contrasts them with their lofty models. The book explores various areas of Dublin life, dwelling on its squalor and monotony. Nevertheless, the book is also an affectionately detailed study of the city. In Ulysses, Joyce employs stream of consciousness, parody, jokes, and virtually every other literary technique to present his characters. Many consider it the best novel of the twentieth century. It is powerfully written, a book for the ages. |