Ulysses

Controversial, scandalous, scholarly, and witty, Ulysses is undeniably a milestone of the modern 20th century. It describes a day – June 16, 1904 – in the lives of three Dublin residents: advertising agent Leopold Bloom, artist Stephen Dedalus, and Bloom's wife Molly. Their wanderings, thoughts, and encounters form the basis of the narrative, which becomes a celebration of all human experiences through the lives of specific individuals at a particular place and time. Ulysses is both an experimental novel and a book that intensely engages with the events of modern life. As a vibrant reservoir of literary allusions and colloquial realism, this astonishingly innovative, ambitious novel is presented here in its 1939 version from Odyssey Press, which is considered the most accurate text published during Joyce's lifetime. This edition also includes over 9,000 annotations by Joyce experts Sam Slote, Marc A. Mamigonian, and John Turner.