Why James Joyce's novel Ulysses (still) matters on its 100th anniversary

Webinar replay presented by Dr. Patrick O’Donnell, Director of Education at Celtic Junction Arts Center, and moderated by Dr. Lynette Reini-Grandell
On the 40th birthday of James Joyce on February 2, 1922, in Paris, Shakespeare and Company published Ulysses. It is usually considered one of the most important works of modernist fiction and even - some contend - the greatest novel of the twentieth century. In essence, it is a comic novel definitively employing innovative stream of consciousness techniques in combination with endlessly inventive stylistic experimentation.

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and it's beautiful

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Thank you💝

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"I doubt whether I have read anything to equal it, and I know that I have never read anything to surpass it." (Larbaud?)

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Sound quality very poor . Makes it hard to listen . Pity , as it’s an interesting talk.

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Why are most of the great writers of Ireland not Gaelic irish

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Most of the great writers of Ireland are Gaelic Irish if we look at the extensive chronology of that language. Irish language writing is underemphasized because of its intricacy and difficulty. English language writing has a broader appeal to an international audience and is easier to teach and place within debates about colonization and empire. - Patrick O'Donnell

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Whjat country, state/province and town are you in? Where is Normandale........???

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Hello Brian! Dr. O'Donnell is the education director of the Celtic Junction Arts Center located in St. Paul, MN, USA, an art and cultural center. He and Dr. Reini-Grandell teach at Normandale College which is located in Bloomington, Minnesota.