Ulysses - The Original 1922 Paris Edition (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Modernist Dublin Odyssey of Consciousness, Exile, Desire, and Everyday LifeBy James Joyce
Length32h 55m
About this audiobook
Ulysses: The Original 1922 Paris Edition presents James Joyce's revolutionary modernist epic in the form first issued by Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare and Company. Set in Dublin on 16 June 1904, the novel follows Leopold Bloom, Stephen Dedalus, and Molly Bloom through ordinary errands, conversations, memories, and desires, transfiguring the everyday through Homeric parallels. Its styles range from interior monologue and parody to catechism, drama, and musical prose, making it a central monument of twentieth-century experimental fiction. James Joyce, born in Dublin in 1882, transformed his self-imposed exile into an act of imaginative return. Educated by Jesuits and steeped in Catholic theology, classical literature, Irish politics, and European languages, he wrote from Trieste, Zurich, and Paris while obsessively reconstructing the city he had left behind. Ulysses grows from these tensions: rebellion and fidelity, exile and memory, skepticism and spiritual hunger. This edition is essential for readers who want to encounter the novel near its historical source, with the audacity that scandalized censors and astonished writers. Demanding but deeply comic and humane, it rewards patient reading with one of literature's richest visions of consciousness, urban life, and embodied experience.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.3 (1.3K)
Includes Amazon, Goodreads, StoryGraph
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length32 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 29, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Ulysses - The Original 1922 Paris Edition (Annotated)
191
2Introduction
201
3Synopsis
211
4Historical Context
222
5Author Biography
231
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6I - [The Telemachiad]
241
7II - [The Odyssey] (pt. 1)
251
8II - [The Odyssey] (pt. 2)
261
9II - [The Odyssey] (pt. 3)
271
10II - [The Odyssey] (pt. 4)
281
11II - [The Odyssey] (pt. 5)
291
12II - [The Odyssey] (pt. 6)
301
13II - [The Odyssey] (pt. 7)
311
14II - [The Odyssey] (pt. 8)
321 (pt. 1)
15II - [The Odyssey] (pt. 9)
331 (pt. 2)
16III - [The Nostos] (pt. 1)
34Analysis
17III - [The Nostos] (pt. 2)
35Reflection
181
36Memorable Quotes
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