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James Joyce’s Burnt Kidney Breakfast
Leopold Bloom, hero of James Joyce’s Ulysses likes kidneys for breakfast. In fact– Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls. He liked thick giblet soup, nutty gizzards, a...
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The Miracles of Leopold Bloom
A passage from “Circe,” my favorite chapter of Ulysses– BLOOM: Shoot him! Dog of a christian! So much for M’Intosh! (A cannonshot. The man in the macintosh disappears. Bloom with his sceptre strikes...
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We Review RTÉ’s Full Cast Audio Recording of James Joyce’s Ulysses
My third (complete) trip through James Joyce’s Ulysses finds me just as (or even more than) stunned as the previous two journeys, a bit (very much) unequal to properly reviewing the book, but this time...
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James Joyce’s Burnt Kidney Breakfast
Another entry in our ongoing series of literary recipes to celebrate Thanksgiving. Leopold Bloom, hero of James Joyce’s Ulysses likes kidneys for breakfast. In fact– Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish...
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James Joyce’s Caricature of Leopold Bloom
From Richard Ellman’s great big bio James Joyce. Tagged: Art, doodles, drawings, James Joyce, Leopold Bloom, Ulysses
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Blah Blah Bloomsday
How to read Ulysses A list of Irish heroes (from “The Cyclops” episode of Ulysses) “Words,” a page from one of Joyce’s notebooks for Ulysses: Another page of Joyce’s notes, plus links to more James...
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Five Favorite Fictional Fathers
Literature seems to have an ambivalence toward fatherhood that’s too complex to address in a simple blog post–so I won’t even try. But before I riff on a few of my favorite fathers from a few of my...
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Summary of Bloom’s Day in Ulysses — Evan Lavender-Smith (From Old Notebooks)
Makes breakfast for his wife. Goes to the butcher. Goes to the post office. Goes to church. Goes to a chemist. Goes to a public bath. Goes to a funeral. Goes to a newspaper press. Goes to a locksmith...
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Download RTÉ’s Superb Audio Production of James Joyce’s Ulysses
James Joyce’s Ulysses might seem like a prohibitively difficult book, but it’s not as hard to read as its reputation suggests. There are any number of strategies for tackling the great tome (although...
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Bloomsday
Portrait of James Joyce by Djuna Barnes How to read Ulysses Ulysses art by Roman Muradov Selections from one-star Amazon reviews of Ulysses Ulysses manuscript page A list of Irish heroes (from “The...
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James Joyce’s Burnt Kidney Breakfast
Another entry in our ongoing series of literary recipes to celebrate Thanksgiving. Leopold Bloom, hero of James Joyce’s Ulysses likes kidneys for breakfast. In fact– Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish...
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