How's this for a stocking stuffer? On December 14 Christie's New York will offer a newly discovered manuscript of a chapter of James Joyce's Ulysses. The manuscript is an early draft for the Circe episode, the longest and arguably most important of the novel's 18 episodes. It consists of 27 large sheets covered with dense handwriting, with additions on the back in Joyce's own … [Read more...] about The Ideal Christmas Gift for Joyce Fans
Ulysses
Hibernia: Ulysses
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The original manuscript of James Joyce's Ulysses traveled to Dublin this summer to be exhibited at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin Castle. Entitled "Ulysses in Hand: The Rosenbach Manuscript," the exhibit was organized by the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia.
Ulysses takes place on one day – June 16, 1904 – in Dublin. In fact, Joyce is said to have claimed … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Ulysses
Back in Dublin