Notes on Joyce's "Ulysses" (Cliffs notes) - Softcover

Kopper Jr., Edward A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822013150 ISBN 13: 9780822013150

Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S., 1981

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.

In CliffsNotes on Ulysses, you explore James Joyce's fascinating literary masterpiece. This novel, written in stream of consciousness and unfolding over a 24-hour period, follows "everyman" Leopold Bloom as the 20th-century version of Homer's Odysseus, as he goes through the most normal of days.

Chapter summaries and commentaries take you through Joyce's novel, and character analyses help you understand the main characters of the novel. Other features that help you study include

• A section on the life and background of James Joyce
• A review section that tests your knowledge
• A selected bibliography

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Edition details

• Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
• Publication date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822013150
• ISBN 13: 9780822013150
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 126