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No discussion of "Ulysses" would be complete without the following.
enjoy - ttfn - Jill.
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B>As seen on the July 20, 1998, edition of<BR>
ABC's <I>World News Tonight!</I></B>
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<P><FONT SIZE=+2>J</FONT>ames Joyce's <I>Ulysses</I> has been hailed as
a masterpiece since its publication in 1922. This tale of the adventures
of advertising salesman Leopold Bloom on June 16, 1904, in Dublin is a
remarkable conflation of mythology, symbolism, philosophy, social realism,
and humanity. Bloom's relationships with wife Molly and surrogate son Stephan
Dedalus reflect the simple decency of the common man.
<P><FONT SIZE=+2>H</FONT>owever, the common reader has been reluctant to
face Joyce's great panorama. Laden with obscure references and dogged by
an ever-growing body of secondary literature, the book's reputation as
a "difficult" work has placed a barrier between the book and its potential
audience. This is a shame, because Joyce was writing for a general readership,
and his novel offers a remarkable experience even for the reader with no
prior familiarity with Joyce's world.
<P><I><FONT SIZE=+2>F</FONT>rom Hunger</I> smells an opportunity when we
step in it. Herewith, our stripped-down, revved-up version of Joyce's great
work, which we, with one eye on the marketplace, have called Ulysses for
Dummies. Now you can thrill to the discussion of Shakespeare in chapter
9; weep with Simon Dedalus at Dignam's funeral in chapter 6; frolic with
Bloom and Stephen in chapter 15's dreamscape of Nighttown; and join in
Molly's optimistic vindication of the world in chapter 18. And it's in
color, thanks to the 16-color palette of Windows Paintbox! Those with Netscape
Navigator 2.0 have another (quite moving!) surprise.
<P><FONT SIZE=+2>S</FONT>o join us in a Bloomsday tour of James Joyce's
fictional Dublin. Begin here with <A HREF="http://www.bway.net/~hunger/ch1-ulys.html">Chapter
1.</A>
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