Table Of ContentJAMES
JOYCE'S
ULYSSES
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A
STUDY
JAMES
JOYCE'S
ULYSSES
A
STUDY
BY
STUART
GILBERT
VINTAGE BOOKS
A DIVISIOOFN RA NDOM HOUSE
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PREFACE
Twnetyye ahrasvp ea ssseidnt cheae p peaorfat nhcee
StudoyfU lysosfwe hsi tchhi asn eiwrs,e vaisnsedld i ghtly
enlargeda naedmd ointtgihsometna.n ,yn otaebvleeon ft s
thestweo d ecaodneoesft hmeo sitn terfersottmihl neig t,
erapryo ionfvt i ewwa,ts h lei fotfit nhbgea onn t haed
missoifUo lny sisnettsoh Ee n glish-csopuenatkriinegs . In
thoer igPirneaftlao c em y Isb ao:io" dkI wnr ittihnigs
commenIth aaryvb eo rnien m intdh uen uscuiarlc um
stancet hotuhUgalhty ,si spser so btahbmelo ysd ti scussed
litewroartrykh haatas p peianro eutdri mteh,be o oikt self
ish ardmloyrt eh ann aamt eo m anIyh .a vteh erefore
quotferdef erloym tetxhsteot, h atth owsheoa ruen able
tom akteh eviory aag Iet haoqtuhee,r twoi ssteih goenf
Shakes&p Ceoa.Pr,ae r ainsd, actqhoueri irgemi anya,l ,
desptihtceee nsobrainba,el c oamceq uawiinttMher d
Joyceep'iwsco rkT.ot" h ree gorfem ta nwyh oa rlei,k e
thaeu thooftr h bioso (kna da sw aJso yhciem sdeulrfi ng
thlea twsetn ty yheilasir fse u)os ft-e ht fieos cfaolr mula
-"domiicnPi alreFidrs a,n tchese"i ,og fnS hakesnpoe are
'lonhgaenirgnt s h lei tRtuldeeel 'OdBeuootnn,t. h cer edit
sidweeh, a vtehf ea ctU ltyhsiasnsteo swa ccestsoai lbll.e
As rae souftl hti s chhaapnIpwg yaec s a lolne dmt aok e
ad ecirseigoanrt dhsieon mge wlheantg thy excerpts from
thtee oxftU l yspsreesfit xoee adco hft heei ghctheaepnt ers
ofc omnmteaprryo pMeyfir r.ps ltaw nat sos upptrheessse
altogaesbt ehienrg, sunpoewtrh flUaultoy usisst,esw sea lsf,
presumianb lrmyey,a dhearnsdH'so .w evaefrtc,ea rr eful
thouIgd hetc,i tdore edt tahienfm o,sr e verreaals ons. For
onteh iInh ga,vb ee etno blyda s urprliasringnuegm lbye r
ofp eoptlheatt h eayt temtport eeaUddl ysasnegdsa viet
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upa,sm akitnoggor edaetm aonndt sh eaitrt ention, mem
orya nedn durWahnecnhe,o. w evtehrer,ye tutrnoei dt ,
after trheciaosdm imnegna tnaudryn dersttahtnehd «?ing
matsitcr uctthrueer lea,ot fti hoeenp iseoadcehse atcoh
antdh ceo ncatoefnt ahtei oennva ernrtatsth eefdyo ,u nd
itrl eavteileya sayn uds uaelxlhyi larreaatdIiifnn gg .m y
booikst o b eu seidnt hmiasn naesar n,i ntrodtuoc tion
thamte maobrleex peraifi ernrscetea ,do ifUn lgy sisites s ,
desitrhatabhtlci eos m mentaryb ecs ohmopuillneidt t es elf
angdi nvoeat maenrael oyfts hies leadiHnogm etrhiecm es,
refereetnbcc.uea,tsp ,a norvaimeoiwfJc o yceep'iascs
a
whoAlned.i, na ncya sace o,m menstparryi wniktlphea dg e
numbreerfse trrhirene ga bdaecrtk ot hoer igiinnvaoll ves
himi nv exatbiuonutusip no gfts h pea ssianqg ueess tion,
during mwahwyie cllhlo shee thoeft htaehr rgeuamde nt.
Theasreae m ontghset reaIsh oanvdsee cwihndyoet tdo
changger otuhnedo -ftp hblioasno a kn,hd a vree tained the
extraancsdtu sm miaewrsh ipcrhe ctehdaeen aloyfeasc ihs
episaondmdey c ommeonnit ts.
Obviotuhsvela ylo ufse u cahw orakst hdiesp eonnd s
itasu thenatni"dca iuttyh,e nitnti hpceri etsyce"an ste im
pliest htiehd eaiatns t,e triporanensted ax planpautti ons
forwiantr hdep saega erse cnaoptr iocrsi poeucsu bluatti ve,
wereen dobrysJ eodyh cieem lsTfh.u ist bmeao yfs ome
inteirIfde esstc brriibeeflc yi rtchuem lsetaadnuicptne ogs
thwer itoiftn hgi s anbtdoh ookus ned wehri icwtha wsr it
teInt.w awsh eInw aass sistiAnugg uMsMotMre.ae nld
ValeLrayr biantu dht er ansolfaU tlyisoisnne tFsor e nch
thtahtpe r ojseucgtg eisttsteeomdl e fI. n m akiant gr ansla
titohnfie r essts eintsth ioarlo tuoug nhdleyr wshtaaotnn de
itsr ansalnavyta ignugeo;n rue nscse ritnati hnritesys pect
muslte taodf aiTluhriaesp. p elsipeescw ihaetlnhl teye xture
oft hweo rtkob et ransilsia ntterdio crta htmeee ,a ning
elusOinvbeee .g inasc lwoisteh aannodan llyys tiwshh,ee n
implicoaftt hioeor nisga irnfeau llu lnyr avdeoleolsne ed
stlaorotk fioanrpg p roxiimnta hoteti holenarsn guTahgues.
Im adaep oionfct o nsuJlotyoicnnee gv edroyu bptofiunlt ,
ofa scertfariohnmii tmnh ge eaxsascoctih aeht aiidon n s
minwdh euns ipnrgo pnearm etsru,n captherdao srpe es-
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culiwaorr adnsn,de v"epra sstihFnerg e"n tcehux ntl Ie ss
wass urwee htahde meoafen aicnhg awnopdra ds sage
quictleei anor u mri ndJso.ys cheo wed extraordinary pa
tieinncb ee arwiintmghy i nterrwohgiacathsiI, oh na d
jursett utrnoe d Euarfotapel ero ngjiusdhic cairaielne r
the East,h ammduu sctoh f h attevhdeei poeurss istence
so necienls esgeaanrylq ueiarosifteS su eizof n iets o g et
reasonneaatbhrlca yot ny y mpAhl,e tBhueptie ar.h maopsst
valuoafb lea ll wertehr otownhu eqt u ihctiaens tusa lly
(htiwsa Jso yicnev'asr wiaayab)stl o te h seo urocfUe lsy sses.
Needtloes sawsyi ,t haonusytu ggeosnh� iipsoa nrI th ,a d
begbuynr e-remaudciohnft g h Oed ysasnedty,h ouagth
firIsf to umnydk nowloeftd hgEeea rIloyn siacdru lsyt y
aftmearny ye aorbss'o lefsacceicnlacimewte,iy tp hr ogress,
andw,i tihta ,r enewaendde, n hanpcleeda,is nut rhee
greaotfae leslpt i cs.t hIOend dyesiessqdeu yi etaesr ye ad
inags ;ma tteorfGi rneg(e skce ondbeyad g ooddi ctionary
anWd. W .M errnyo't)ses sufficNeoso .t hweorro kfl it
eraaryri tna nlya ngiuesaq guea rlelfyr easnhrdie nwga rd
inagn,id If c apne rsaunaoydft e h ead erroesfU lystsoe s
folluopww ithr eaad oiftn hge Odiynts hsoeer yi ginal
translaartbeiu roten flse citnia o tnasrn ismhrierdo r-!
shahlalvd eo nteh eamg ootdu rn.
"Havyeo ur eaVdi ctBoerr aLreds'P sh eniceite ns
l'yOsdseJeo?ya"cs ek meedw heInm entimoynr eeda ding
oft hOed yss(eTyhi.in st erromgeatthioovfsde u ggestion
wacsh aracatseIs r oiocsnta imtceol, e a.r)Ian to ncper o
curaec do pyt hoabftu lwkoyr akn,d fiotfua nsdc inating
readWihnigil.me m enselBye reiarnsruo dpd eidtaean,n td,
hirse constoruftc htMeie odni tersrcaenneteah naei g ne
oft hreh apsionsdo its taost n rliyu omfsp chh olbaurts hip
alasw oo rokfa rOtn.a notohcecra wshieownne c, h anced
tob ed iscuEslsiipLnhegav tsih 'eso orfmi aegsai ncMd m e
Blavaetnstkeyr'tIsas Uiinnsvi enighl eae sdk,me edi Ifh ad
reaadno yfS innweotrt(k'A..sP .S innaec tutl,t aunrde d
intelmlaing,e anwm tae msb oefMr m eB lavactisrkcyl'es
in Indainahd,e bri oger.ra)Npa hturIat lolotykh hei nt
anpdr ocuhriEessd o tBeurdidch ainsGdmr owotfht he
Souwle,ll -wrbiototkesnw hfirJcoohmy c ceer tdaeirnilvye d
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somoefh imsa te.r iwHaaelcs o nvearslawsniotths piritual
islti terIta htiubnrukeItn,, o titcheawdth ,ir leeae dnyo ugh
tot alakb otuhte osaonpodhc yc ulhtei-spmae,pr bshe
cauosfeh iCsa thuoplbirci -nsgihieondffg t hissu bject.
Ia ms ometaismke"esDd i,Jd o ybceel iientv hee osophy,
magaincsd o f ohr?tA"n a nswiedsri fficouwlittn,ogt he
ambigoufti htteey r" mb eliineI.vnt"e h mee antihnvege rb
hafso,er x amipnlt ehC,eh risCtrieaeIdnd o ,u ibJfto yce,
thouhgeoh w netdos evedreearplol yos tuepde rs(tsai tions
theayrc ea l)lb,ee dliienva ensdyu cdho ctrBiunte sh.e
accetphteeeidxr i satseaf n acceot na, f ootoifvn agly i dit
noh igahnendro l owtehrat nh oaftm anoyft hfea shion
abalnefld u ctu"attriunotgfsh csi"ea nnpcdse y chHoel ogy.
hando noeft hgel aisbs uorfat nhleca et e-nineteenth-century
ratiios(ntaIa.m l o fc ousrpseea okfJi onygac sIek nehwi m,
in mhaitsiut ry-whhievsni eowfl ac ondihtuimoani ne
wamse llolweedsros,g matthiatcnh aotft haes tringently
youmnagno ft hPeo rt)r ait.
Seveorfta hlbe o oJkosy mceen tiiontn hecedo uorfs e
our ttoaglekatsrh ceei rti entd h feo otnooftt hepesa ges
thfaotl lAolowlft . h ecma nr ebatedo a dvanbtyta hgoes e
whow istho detehpeueinnrd ersotfaUn ldyisansngead ss ,
ac ouorfsr ee ad"iontngh s ei de"a-naf poprr ecoifa tion
threes thceltiiemc a Jotofy caert'-s1w oualldr seoc om
mentdh weo rokfWs a ltPeart eesrp e(ct ih"aeCi olcnyl u
sioonfh" i Rse nai)s,sF alnacuebMeerrte,da intdgh,e ner
allyw,r itothefter h 'sen ineties.
Finaiitsl hyo,ub lemd e ntitohnaietndt hceo urosfe
writtihnSigts u Idr ye aidot u ttoJ oycchea,p btyce hra p
tearn,td h atth,o uhgeah l lomweet dhg er ealtaetsitt ude
int hper esenotfta htfeia ocantn sid n deeendc oumrea ged
tot retahsteu bjoenwc hta tleivnewere srm eo scto ngenial
tom ei,ct o ntnaoitnhs(i iwntgth h eex cepotfCi hoanp ter
V,w ritftoterhn ni esew di)tt iowo hnihcehd indo gti ve
hifsu aipip robiantditeoheneda;r r seee veral passages which
Id ireocwtetl ohy i mTh.u st hleo nlgio sfet x ampolfe s
rhetofriocrawmhlsi ccohn clmuydc eosm menotnta hrye
"Aeolus" ecpoimspoiadlthee i ds w assu ggewset ion, and
spesnetv ienrdalu satfrtieornucoosoi nisa boonir tAa.nt di ng
