The Irish Repertory Theatre mounts an immersive production of James Joyce’s famous short story “The Dead.” Dublin, January 6, 1904. The Feast of the Epiphany. At the townhouse of the elderly Morkan sisters, Kate and Julia, their annual dinner and musicale is in full swing and a dozen guests are in spirited holiday mode, dancing, laughing, singing, reminiscing, and … [Read more...] about Dinner and “The Dead”
James Joyce
Bloomsday in New York (Photos)
Fans of James Joyce celebrated "Bloomsday" around the world this past week on Thursday, June 16th and New York was no exception. ℘℘℘ Bloomsday is named for Leopold Bloom, the chief protagonist in Joyce’s groundbreaking groundbreaking novel Ulysses, to whom a lot happens over the course of one day – June 16th 1904. It's believed that Joyce chose this day for his epic work … [Read more...] about Bloomsday in New York (Photos)
Bloomsday 2015: Global Irish
Celebrate Joyce’s Ulysses
By Matthew Skwiat, Contributing Editor
June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015
Literary fireworks are once again set to go off all over the world as nations celebrate Bloomsday on June 16. Celebrated in honor of Leopold Bloom, the quixotic wanderer in James Joyce’s classic novel Ulysses, a smorgasbord of literary revivals and readings will take place in Ireland and across the globe. Bloom, who may have been prophetically alerted to his impending “day” … [Read more...] about Bloomsday 2015: Global Irish
Celebrate Joyce’s Ulysses
Happy Birthday, James Joyce
By Sheila Langan, Deputy Editor
On February 2, 1882, James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, author of Dubliners, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, was born in Rathgar, Dublin to John Stanislaus Joyce and Mary Jane Murray. February 2, 2022 marks the 140th anniversary of his birth. In celebration, check out this excellently animated video of Joyce (or his bust in St. Stephens Green) … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, James Joyce
Virtual Reality for Ulysses
Upon completion of his masterpiece Ulysses, James Joyce told his French translator Jacques Benoîst-Méchin, “I’ve put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that’s the only way of insuring one’s immortality.” Joyce’s prescient words have proven all too true as his famous novel continues to perplex, … [Read more...] about Virtual Reality for Ulysses