ENGL 44513 - Joyce's Ulysses

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

ENG 30170 at UCD. A few years ago, James Joyce's masterpiece coordinated all lists on both sides of the Atlantic as the 'book of the twentieth century'. This course will pursue a chapter-by-chapter reading, guiding students through its complexities and answering at least some of its challenges. Certain questions will recur: Joyce's use of epic modes; his sense of Dublin as an intimate city; his attitude to the past, to nationalism and to religion; his revolutionary use of new forms and styles, not least interior monologue; the role of the 'heroic' reader in decoding the text; the mixture of high art and popular culture. In the course of our work, we shall try to define just what it is that makes 'Ulysses' the central exhibit in the story of Irish modernism, while also registering its influence on European and post-colonial writers.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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