Ulysses Contributor(s): Joyce, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1515432890 ISBN-13: 9781515432890 Publisher: Wilder Publications OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: 823.912 |
Lexile Measure: 1050 |
Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6" W x 9" (2.16 lbs) 556 pages |
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 |