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In The Guide to James Joyce's Ulysses, Patrick Hastings provides comprehensive support to readers and listeners of Joyce's magnum opus by illuminating crucial details and reveling in the mischievous genius of this unparalleled novel. Written in a voice that offers encouragement and good humor, this guidebook maintains a closeness to the original text and supports the first-time reader or listener of Ulysses with the information needed to successfully finish and appreciate the novel.

To celebrate a hundred years since Sylvia Beach published James Joyce’s Ulysses, and to encourage readers to engage (or re-engage) with this spirited, funny, life-changing book, Shakespeare and Company, Paris—in partnership with Penguin Classics and Hay Festival—created an ensemble recording of the unabridged text, released as a free podcast between the centenary of the publication on 2nd February 2022 and Bloomsday on June 16 2022.Read by more than a hundred writers, artists, comedians and musicians from all over the world— including Sally Rooney, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Fry, Pete...

"A great story--how modernism brought down the regime of censorship--told as a great story. Kevin Birmingham's imaginative scholarship brings Joyce and his world to life. There is a fresh detail on nearly every page."--Louis Menand, Pulitzer prize-winning author of The Metaphysical Club For more...

If you've ever felt too intimidated by James Joyce's 1922 modernist masterpiece Ulysses, never fear!Read alongside Monday Coutts-Quinn and Tom Stammers as they tackle this mighty text one chapter at a time.

D'une plume malicieuse, mêlant humour et humanisme, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt nous raconte l'odyssée de ces hommes qu'on appelle "clandestins".

Discover the remarkable life of Ulysses S. Grant, the celebrated Union hero of the Civil War and the 18th President of the United States. This engaging biography, presented in a concise 145-page pamphlet, offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of a man who shaped American history. Though the author is renowned for his captivating tales of the Old West, he also crafted a significant body of nonfiction that reveals much about Grants legacy. (Summary by David Wales)

Dive into the captivating tales of Ulysses, where legends come to life through stories of the fateful stealing of Helen, the charm of Paris, epic battles, cunning Trojan horses, and much more! Join Maggie Travers as she brings these ancient narratives to the forefront.

Wer hat Angst vor »Ulysses«? Der Roman von James Joyce gilt als Meisterwerk der Moderne, wirklich gelesen haben ihn aber nur wenige. Das will dieser Podcast ändern. Der Kulturjournalist Ralf Schlüter begibt sich zusammen mit seinen Hörer*innen auf Erkundungstour durch dieses wahnwitzige, großartige Buch. Er spricht mit Schriftsteller*innen, Übersetzer*innen und Kritiker*innen, erläutert Hintergründe, gibt Tipps für die Lektüre. Für Mitglieder wird es einen kompletten Audio-Reader's Guide geben, mit Einführung in jede der 18 Episoden des Romans. 2022 wird »Ulysses« 100 Jahre alt ...

Les classiques jeunesse d'INA podcasts proposent des adaptation de chefs-d’œuvre intemporels de la littérature jeunesse, à mettre entre toutes les oreilles. En version restaurée, chaque mercredi à 10h.Après la guerre de Troie et le pillage de la ville antique, Ulysse et ses compagnons reprennent la mer pour rentrer chez eux. Mais le voyage, semé d'embûches, n’en finit pas ! Et les dieux n’y sont pas pour rien.Cette adaptation du drame épique d’Homère, un brin fantaisiste, retranscrit ce qu’il y a de plus important dans ce chef-d'œuvre qui nous vient des Grecs, son ...

Part of Ulysses 2.2, curated, presented and produced by ANU, Landmark Productions and MoLI, Cripping Ulysses is a three-part podcast series with Sinéad Burke that transports us to the heart of Eumaeus, episode 16 of Ulysses, where the central tenet is the friction between how we define ourselves, and how others see us. Taking Joyce’s disability consciousness, this podcast response speaks to people whose lived experiences transcend the intersections of identity. We create space for them to tell us who they are, in their own words. Discover more at ulysses22.ie