44+ Ulysses James Joyce Book Background. Ulysses chronicles the passage through dublin of leopold bloom during an unremarkable day, june 16, 1904. The title alludes to the hero of homer's.
James joyce's astonishing masterpiece, ulysses, tells of the diverse events which befall leopold bloom and stephen dedalus in dublin on 16 june 1904, during which bloom's voluptuous wife, molly, commits adultery. Get top trending free books in your inbox. Ulysses has been labeled dirty, blasphemous, and unreadable.
Ulysses is joyce's third book.
It informs the reader of the general plot, of particular references in ulysses to events in other books (most usually dubliners)and includes a minimum of commentary, usually focusing on the religious aspects of the. Get top trending free books in your inbox. Nevertheless, the book is also an affectionately detailed study of the city. In a series of episodes covering the course of a single day, 16 june 1904, the novel traces the movements of leopold bloom and stephen dedalus through the streets of dublin.