Jun 16, 2006

Happy Bloomsday

Today's the 102nd anniversary of Bloomsday, the day Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom wandered around Dublin in Ulysses. In Dublin, Bloomsday has been cancelled because it coincides with the funeral of former Irish Prime Minister Charles J. Haughey.

Here are some related links:

The Internet Ulysses.

The publishing history of Ulysses.

Ulysses for Dummies: Cartoon version.

Portait of the artist as an old pervert: Book claims Joyce molested his daughter.

Stephen Joyce v. Joyce scholars.

An Anti-Bloomsday Opinion.

How well do you know James Joyce? Quiz.

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