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Ulysses Reading Group:
​Helpful Links & Resources

"Keyes Ad" ~ Here is a genuine copy of an Alexander Keyes ad, as described by Joyce, which Leopold Bloom is attempting to get in the novel.
keyes_ad.pdf
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"James Joyce Digital Archive" ~ This is a fantastic resource for anyone looking into the genetics of Ulysses with drafts, versions, and edits. A link can be found HERE.

"Dublin James Joyce Centre" ~ This organization created amazing and short YouTube clips for each episode of Ulysses providing helpful information and visuals associated with each episode. You can find a link HERE.

"The Riddle" ~ This is a fun PowerPoint presentation delving into my personal view on Stephen's riddle in the "Nestor" epsiode (Episode II). You can use it as is or play off of it for the students. Even let the students take a stab at his riddle. It's a real puzzle nobody has definitively figured out yet!
the_riddle.pdf
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Music from Ulysses

Click HERE for a longer list of music from Ulysses, including Joyce's other works.

Helpful Books To Guide Through 
​Ulysses 
(free and digital thanks to the Digital Collections of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries)

James Joyce and the Making of 'Ulysses', and Other Writings. Budgen, Frank (1972)

James Joyce, the Citizen and the Artist. Peake, Charles (1977)

The Odyssey of Style in Ulysses. Lawrence, Karen (1981)

Who's He When He's At Home: a James Joyce Directory. Benstock, Shari; Benstock, Bernard (1980)

The Workshop of Daedalus. 1965 in text and pdf. Some are downloadable in sections.

You can view even more HERE!

Helpful Books

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Allusions in Ulysses by Weldon Thornton is an amazing compilation of annotations to Joyce's novel. Far from "complete" (no collection of annotations could competently boast that), it is an incredibly helpful guide for those reading Ulysses and wondering about the many offhand references Joyce makes. This pulls in religious allegories, literary allusions, historical figures and events, and more. 

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Declan Kiberd's book, Ulysses and Us: The Art of Everyday Life in Joyce's Masterpiece is a wonderfully written book showcasing how a book stereotyped for ivory towers is, in fact, made for the average reader as Joyce intended. It also includes wonderful synopses of each episode.

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This is an excellent collection of essays written by acclaimed Joyce scholars from around the world. Each essay tackles a different episode within Ulysses and analyzes it in fascinating and creative ways. This is a highly suggested read.

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This is a fantastic book for the visual learner as it traces through easily read maps the journeys of the various characters in Ulysses throughout the day. It also includes photographs of the time period to align with key points along the routes and excerpts from the text corresponding to where and when you are in the novel. 

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The Florida James Joyce Series is an amazing collection of essays ranging on numerous topics pertaining to Joyce studies. Edited by Sebastian Knowles and published by the University Press of Florida, they tackle all works of Joyce's from a myriad of perspectives and angles.

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This is a great book for anyone looking to get into Ulysses for the first time. It breaks down people's fears and concerns as well as each chapter in the novel with helpful quotes and plot points. It is a highly recommended guide for the novel.

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  • Home
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    • Standards
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  • Short Stories
    • "The Waste Land": Pre-Joyce
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      • "Eveline"
      • "Araby"
      • "An Encounter"
      • "The Sisters"
      • "Counterparts"
      • "The Boarding House"
    • Dubliners >
      • After the Race >
        • Contextual Resources
        • The Text and Questions
        • Helpful Links
      • The Dead >
        • Contextual Resources: The Dead
        • Close Read
        • Activities: Individual & Group
        • Comparative Text Assignments
        • Paper Prompts
        • Helpful Links & Resources
        • Fighting For The Dead
    • The Cats of Copenhagen
  • Novels
    • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man >
      • A Portrait: Context
      • A Portrait: The Text
      • A Portrait: The Work >
        • A Portrait: Activities
        • A Portrait: Discussion / Written Responses
        • A Portrait: Paper
      • A Portrait: Helpful Links & Resources
    • Ulysses >
      • Why Ulysses?
      • URG: Format
      • URG: Setting Up
      • URG: Episode Slides
      • URG: Helpful Links & Resources
    • Finnegans Wake >
      • Finnegans Wake: Word Games
      • Finnegans Wake: What's That Mean?
      • Finnegans Wake Crash Course
      • Finnegans Wake: Helpful Links & Resources
  • Student Thesis Papers
    • Sarah Barrett
    • Jennifer Fuentes
    • Rosa Guzman
    • Connor Simms
    • Benjamin Reyes-Reyes
    • Chelsea Ashton Wall
    • Aiden Semon