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Ulysses
by Joyce, James; introduction by Declan Kiberd
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0140185585
- ISBN 13
- 9780140185584
- Seller
-
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Penguin, 2005. 5th or later Edition . Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7ð - 9ð" tall. Large, thick, heavy octavo paperback. lxxxxiI, 939 pp Near Fine condition. No inscriptions
Synopsis
Ulysses is a modernist novel by James Joyce. It was first serialized in The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920 and later published by Shakespeare and Company in 1922. Originally, Joyce conceived of Ulysses as a short story to be included in Dubliners , but decided instead to publish it as a long novel, situated as a sort of sequel to A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man , picking up Stephen Dedalus’s life over a year later. Ulysses takes place on a single day, June 16, 1904, in Dublin - now celebrated as Bloomsday annually. Within the massive text of 265,000 words (not so “short” anymore, eh?), divided into 18 episodes, Joyce radically shifts narrative style with each new episode, completely abandoning the previously accepted notions of plot, setting, and characters. The presentation of a fragmented reality through interior perception in Ulysses , often through stream-of-consciousness, is one of many reasons it is considered a paramount in Modernist literature. Ulysses presents a series of parallels with Homer’s epic poem Odyssey (Ulysses is the Latinized name of Odysseus.) Not only can correspondences be drawn between the main characters of each text — Stephen Dedalus to Telemachus, Leopold Bloom to Odysseus, and Molly Bloom to Penelope, but each of the 18 episodes of Ulysses reflects an adventure from the Odyssey. In 1998, the American publishing firm Modern Library ranked Ulysses first on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. February 2022 will mark the centennial of the publishing of Ulysses , with auctions, sales, and celebrations by Joyce fans scheduled around the globe. From our Book Collecting Guide: Collecting Ulysses https://www.biblio.com/book-collecting/basics/collecting-one-book/collecting-ulysses-by-james-joyce/
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alexander's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 076744
- Title
- Ulysses
- Author
- Joyce, James; introduction by Declan Kiberd
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0140185585
- ISBN 13
- 9780140185584
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 1031
- Size
- 8vo - over 7ð - 9ð"
- Keywords
- Jame Joyce; Declan Kiberd; Ulysses; Irish Literature General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- X weight
- 700 g
Terms of Sale
Alexander's Books
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About the Seller
Alexander's Books
Biblio member since 2013
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
About Alexander's Books
Alexander's Books was founded in 1987 and initially traded as a bookshop in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The stock consists of approximately 15,000 books on most subjects, but specialises in History, Literature, Children's books and Topography with a good sprinkling of other subjects. We are a family business. At Alexander's Books we pride ourselves on providing a prompt and efficient service. The Alexander's Books Team
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