Product Description

One of the most important literary works of the twentieth century, Ulysses is also one of the most realistic novels ever written. The characters, some of them Dubliners appearing under their own names, visit shops and pubs that can be located precisely in the streets of the city in which Joyce grew up. Despite the renovation of Dublin in recent decades, many of these neighborhoods and establishments remain.

Published to coincide with the centenary of Bloomsday on June 16, 2004, this unique study uses more than 100 maps and photographs to examine the importance of Ulysses's basis in physical fact, showing how characters move around the city and how the novel works in terms of time and place. The accompanying texts include an analysis of Joyce's use of Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, an account of the characters' movements episode by episode, an alphabetical list of the addresses of characters and places, a timetable of corresponding events, a note about unresolved problems, a detailed set of maps based on originals from early in the twentieth century, and a selection of historical illustrations. These tools enable the reader to approach more fully the perspective of the native Dubliner in 1904 and enhance the delights—and the understanding—of Joyce's great novel. 113 illustrations, including 79 maps.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1025490 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Review
Reveals and illuminates the covert choreography of Joyce's masterwork. -- Robert Nicholson, Curator of the James Joyce Museum

Shows over and over again how knowing about Dublin increases the pleasure of reading Ulysses. -- Michael Groden, General Editor of The James Joyce Archive

The maps and analyses complement a text that is already inexhaustibly rich and will lead to new insights. -- Fritz Senn, Director of the James Joyce Foundation

About the Author
Ian Gunn is a co-founder of the Split Pea Press, which has published a number of Joyce-related titles. Clive Hart was editor-in-chief of A Wake Newslitter, a journal devoted to the explication of Finnegans Wake.