The Ulysses Guide
Tours through Joyce's Dublin
Published on 13. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-83594-016-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Ulysses Guide: Tours Through Joyce's Dublin is an essential resource for readers of James Joyce's Ulysses. Following the novel's eighteen episodes through their original locations, it recreates the Dublin of 1904 against the backdrop of today's streetscape.
First published in 1988 and updated here for 2025 to reflect new Joycean research and changes that have taken place in the continued evolution of Dublin city, The Ulysses Guide is a beloved companion to Joyce's masterpiece and a classic of Irish literary criticism.
First published in 1988 and updated here for 2025 to reflect new Joycean research and changes that have taken place in the continued evolution of Dublin city, The Ulysses Guide is a beloved companion to Joyce's masterpiece and a classic of Irish literary criticism.
Reviews / Votes
The ultimate guide, not just to Joyce's words, but to his city also. -- Dermot Bolger An erudite and entertaining guide. * Books * An indispensable manual. * The Glasgow Herald * This is such an excellent book that it could well replace the original. * The Irish Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white; Inset maps
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83594-016-7 (9781835940167)
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06/2025
New Island Books
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Previous edition
Book
05/2019
New Island Books
€36.08
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Person
Robert Nicholson was born and lives in Dublin. He studied English language and literature at Trinity College, and from 1978 until his recent retirement was the curator of the James Joyce Museum at the Joyce Tower in Sandycove. He was also curator at the Dublin Writers Museum in Parnell Square.
The Ulysses Guide: Tours Through Joyce's Dublin was first published in 1988, establishing him as an authority on the locations of Joyce's novel, and in 2007 he wrote and presented a DVD for Arts Magic, James Joyce's Dublin: The Ulysses Tour.
He is a founder member of the James Joyce Cultural Centre as well as a former chairman of the James Joyce Institute of Ireland. He is a regular contributor to The James Joyce Broadsheet.
The Ulysses Guide: Tours Through Joyce's Dublin was first published in 1988, establishing him as an authority on the locations of Joyce's novel, and in 2007 he wrote and presented a DVD for Arts Magic, James Joyce's Dublin: The Ulysses Tour.
He is a founder member of the James Joyce Cultural Centre as well as a former chairman of the James Joyce Institute of Ireland. He is a regular contributor to The James Joyce Broadsheet.