Comments on: 'Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.'

'Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.'

riviera — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:57:00 -0800

'To-day, 16 June 1924 twenty years after. Will anyone remember this date?"

By: fold_and_mutilate

fold_and_mutilate — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 02:13:55 -0800

Also on one of Jorn's pages is The Internet Ulysses by James Joyce. More on the day, and the text itself.

By: riviera

riviera — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 02:35:54 -0800

Surely 'a text', f&m, since the Gutenberg text ain't the Gabler text or the Kidd text (or any text after the copyright hiatus) and we're no closer to a definitive one. (Anyone confused? Read this good discussion on the choice of editions.)

By: fold_and_mutilate

fold_and_mutilate — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 03:13:26 -0800

Thanks for the post, riviera, and right you are, mate. The Gutenberg text is apparently based on the pre-1923 print editions. I'd never heard of some of the edition controversies. In any event, a day to rejoyce, eh?

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 03:43:46 -0800

More Norafilth here. Not safe for work.

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:02:05 -0800

Will anyone remember this date? The Complete Guide To Joyce's Dublin 48 Hours in Dublin The man who planted Dublin in all our heads the inevitable Bloomsday Blog The world-famous marathon reading of "Ulysses" in Lawrence, Kansas

By: Postroad

Postroad — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:21:56 -0800

I am a bit surpirsed that the many writers and critics who think the Ulysees novel overblown and not the crowning achievement of our century not mentioned...that perspective on the novel is not the mere crankiness of one or two people. And no, you search for the anti-novel critiques on your own.

By: Postroad

Postroad — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:22:55 -0800

I am a bit surprised that the many writers and critics who think the Ulysses novel overblown and not the crowning achievement of our century not mentioned...that perspective on the novel is not the mere crankiness of one or two people. And no, you search for the anti-novel critiques on your own.

By: BigCalm

BigCalm — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 06:03:35 -0800

Also being celebrated by google

By: caddis

caddis — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 06:29:55 -0800

I miss Jorn. I had been so hoping that Bloomsday would bring Jorn back to robotwisdom, but alas no. I don't even see any usenet posts, but the day is young.

By: caddis

caddis — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 06:35:30 -0800

Oh, and for those who lack the time or energy to actually read the book: Ulysses for Dummies. [courtesy of Big Daddy (mgathers@yahoo.com) via alt.books.james-joyce]

By: mischief

mischief — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 07:12:55 -0800

I didn't know June 16 was a date. Then again, my specialty is German literature. I do note however that Ulysses is on my reading list. Hopefully my introductory indiscretion will be corrected before my heart gives out.

By: grahamwell

grahamwell — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 07:25:09 -0800

The BBC has a nice summary together with some vox pops which are an entertaining read. Born. Eat. Have sex. Die.

By: octobersurprise

octobersurprise — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 07:52:50 -0800

John Banville writes about the Rose edition today in the Irish Times, an edition which received enough of its own critical beatings. What's become of Kidd? I remember reading that his James Joyce Center imploded, but I lost track of the status of his edition. I'm fascinated that Barger's made himself a footnote to Joyce, especially since he seems like such a Joycean character himself. I recall Joyce saying once something like "All that I ask of my readers is that they spend the rest of their lives studying my works."

By: Orange Goblin

Orange Goblin — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 07:53:07 -0800

I have never read it, but some friends I know are having a 24 reading of it today in a pub, with various people taking turns. I think volunteers for the last chapter were hard to come by...

By: squant

squant — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 08:10:53 -0800

If you'll forgive a self link: I'm sort of blogging Ulysses starting today. I'll have one page of the book up every day Starting with page one today and ending in about two years. It's based on the gutenberg version. Oh, and there's an rss feed. Ulysses: One Page Every Day

By: gottabefunky

gottabefunky — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:24:55 -0800

Wow, I never knew Ulysses happened on my birthday. Watergate, too - that very night, in fact.

By: mimi

mimi — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:46:43 -0800

I'll remember it--it was the day that I, too, said yes.

By: prolific

prolific — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:04:15 -0800

In Dublin this morning, my friend had Bloomsday breakfast with the Taoiseach and the president of Ireland. He sang the 'murder ballad' Fatal Flower Garden (mp3) for them - which in Ulysses is known as the 'Jew's Daughter'.

By: scody

scody — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:24:57 -0800

Great links, everyone -- spending the day perusing them will help salve the pain of not getting to be in Dublin this year. I hoist a cup of the foamy ebon ale to you all!

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:22:12 -0800

Can anyone suggested a good edition of Ulysses as an audio-book? I heard Garrison Keeler reading a tiny portion this morning on NPR (The Writer's Almanac) and now I'm realizing its the perfect book to listen to as I drive through the night from Maine to western Pennsylvania in early August....

By: riviera

riviera — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:38:55 -0800

This one?