Ulysses in Critical Perspective
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A survey of foundational theory on James Joyce's Ulysses
This collection of essays reviews the state of theory on James Joyce's Ulysses more than 100 years after the fictitious Leopold Bloom steps into the novel, a day Joyceans celebrate as Bloomsday. The contributors?well known for their work in James Joyce studies?each provide three assessments in their areas of specialization: a history of the best criticism to date, an updating of critical positions, and an agenda for future examination. In clear, accessible language, the collection examines the insights readers can expect from particular modes of inquiry and offers an informed view of theoretical approaches and interpretive trends.
For new Joyce scholars, the book provides a highly readable summary of existing criticism. For seasoned Joyceans, it offers an important review of the methodologies that have made significant contributions to understanding the novel.
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Foreword by Sebastian D. G. Knowles, Series Editor
Introduction: The Mime of Mick, Nick, and the Maggies
I. The Words on the Page
1. ?Preparatory to anything else?: Joyce's Styles as Forms of Memory?The Case of ?Eumaeus?
John Paul Riquelme
2. Narratology and Ulysses
Margot Norris
II. Perspectives of the Readers
3. Joyce and the Invention of Language
Sheldon Brivic
4. En-Gendered Choice and Agency in Ulysses
Kimberly J. Devlin
5. Ulysses and Queer Theory: A Continuing History
Joseph Valente
III. Pre- and Post-Publication
6. Joycean Pop Culture: Fragments toward an Institutional History and Futurology
Gregory M. Downing
7. Historicizing Ulysses
Ira B. Nadel
8. Before and After: The Manuscripts in Textual and Genetic Criticism of Ulysses
Michael Groden
9. Ulysses: Bibliography Revisited
William S. Brockman
Works Cited
List of Contributors
Index
