James Joyce’ novel Ulysses holds a special place in the heart of classical literature. One of the greatest masterpieces of modern literature, it’s often seen as being as hard to explain as it is to read – though the story is fairly simplistic.
Summary of Ulysses
The book is about two characters – Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus – during a day in Dublin. Its innovative and mythical style keeps the reader guessing while remaining engaged throughout through a stunning portrait of internal psychological processes and high art.
Bloom is aware that his wife, Molly, is probably having an affair at home and buys a liver, attends a funeral and watches a young girl at the beach. Meanwhile, Daedalus expands on a theory of Shakespeare's Hamlet in a public library, visits a maternity ward and meets Bloom to head on a drunken spree.
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