Reading James Joyce's Ulysses
Unterberg Poetry Center
Writing Program
92nd Street Y, New York
City (online via Zoom)
February-April 2021 — Sundays 2:00-4:00
my
e-mail: mgroden@uwo.ca — my Web site:
https://michaelgroden.com/
course Web site: https://michaelgroden.com/92Y/
course Web site: https://michaelgroden.com/92Y/
Texts:
James Joyce. Ulysses: The Gabler Edition. Edited by Hans Walter Gabler. Vintage, 1986, 1993. ISBN 0-394-74312-1
(optional) Don Gifford with Robert J. Seidman. Ulysses Annotated. University of California Press, 1988. ISBN 0-520-06745-2
(optional) Harry Blamires. The New Bloomsday Book. 3rd ed. Routledge, 1996. ISBN 0-415-00704-6
James Joyce. Ulysses: The Gabler Edition. Edited by Hans Walter Gabler. Vintage, 1986, 1993. ISBN 0-394-74312-1
(optional) Don Gifford with Robert J. Seidman. Ulysses Annotated. University of California Press, 1988. ISBN 0-520-06745-2
(optional) Harry Blamires. The New Bloomsday Book. 3rd ed. Routledge, 1996. ISBN 0-415-00704-6
Schedule:
February 28 - Introduction + Episodes 1-3
“Telemachus,” pp. 3-19
“Nestor,” pp. 20-30
“Proteus,” pp. 31-42
March 7 - Episodes 4-8
“Calypso,” pp. 45-57
“Lotus Eaters,” pp. 58-71
“Hades,” pp. 72-95
“Aeolus,” pp. 96-123
“Lestrygonians,” pp. 124-150
March 14 - Episodes 9-13
“Scylla and Charybdis,” pp. 151-179)
“Wandering Rocks,” pp. 180-209
"Sirens," pp. 210-239
“Cyclops,” pp. 240-283
“Nausicaa,” pp. 284-313; 15
March 21 - Episodes 14-15
“Oxen of the Sun,” pp. 314-349
“Circe,” pp. 350-497
March 28: no class
April 4 - Episodes 16-17
“Eumaeus,” pp. 501-543
“Ithaca,” pp. 544-607
April 11 - Episode 18
“Penelope,” pp. 608-644
February 28 - Introduction + Episodes 1-3
“Telemachus,” pp. 3-19
“Nestor,” pp. 20-30
“Proteus,” pp. 31-42
March 7 - Episodes 4-8
“Calypso,” pp. 45-57
“Lotus Eaters,” pp. 58-71
“Hades,” pp. 72-95
“Aeolus,” pp. 96-123
“Lestrygonians,” pp. 124-150
March 14 - Episodes 9-13
“Scylla and Charybdis,” pp. 151-179)
“Wandering Rocks,” pp. 180-209
"Sirens," pp. 210-239
“Cyclops,” pp. 240-283
“Nausicaa,” pp. 284-313; 15
March 21 - Episodes 14-15
“Oxen of the Sun,” pp. 314-349
“Circe,” pp. 350-497
March 28: no class
April 4 - Episodes 16-17
“Eumaeus,” pp. 501-543
“Ithaca,” pp. 544-607
April 11 - Episode 18
“Penelope,” pp. 608-644
Notes:
I've prepared online
notes on Ulysses, available here.
Matt Huculak's excellent list of online resources for Ulysses is available here.
An unabridged reading of Ulysses, done by RTÉ (Radio Telefís Éireann; Irish radio)
is available free of charge at archive.org or youtube (link goes
to episode 1, see list at the right for subsequent episodes)
Matt Huculak's excellent list of online resources for Ulysses is available here.
An unabridged reading of Ulysses, done by RTÉ (Radio Telefís Éireann; Irish radio)
is available free of charge at archive.org or youtube (link goes
to episode 1, see list at the right for subsequent episodes)