Vincent Sherry addresses two apparently separate preoccupations in Ulysses - its reliance on ancient epic, and its highly experimental verbal art - and develops new, unifying critical arguments through a detailed, sequenced reading of the text. Joyce's appropriation of Homer is aligned with other contemporary reconstructions of the Odyssey, in particular Samuel Butler's and Georg Lukacs', and this historically enriched view opens up a new axis of value in Ulysses: a shift from the interior sphere of the modern novel to the ...
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Vincent Sherry addresses two apparently separate preoccupations in Ulysses - its reliance on ancient epic, and its highly experimental verbal art - and develops new, unifying critical arguments through a detailed, sequenced reading of the text. Joyce's appropriation of Homer is aligned with other contemporary reconstructions of the Odyssey, in particular Samuel Butler's and Georg Lukacs', and this historically enriched view opens up a new axis of value in Ulysses: a shift from the interior sphere of the modern novel to the social wholeness of classical epic. Related issues in language philosophy point up a difference between concrete specifics and generic verbal abstractions, a problem Joyce understands as the tension between radical individuality and the generalising, socialising force of words.
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Very Good. Size: 5x0x7; Cambridge University Press, 1994. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean navy cover, minor wear to corners, tiny scuff to spine edge; pages toned, otherwise in fine condition. Includes Preface, Abbreviations, and Chronology. This precise and lucid introduction to this major work of world literature is a fine guide for the reader who is encountering Ulysses for the fist time and also has much to offer the experienced scholar. Vincent Sherry's discussion of style and structure are conducted with great tact and perception. His handling of Homeric parallels is especially interesting. An eloquent, historically-based analyses. 141 pages. 8vo. 1994, Cambridge University Press.
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Good. Trade paperback (US). 141 p. Landmarks of World Literature. Audience: Professional and scholarly; College/higher education. Cambridge University, 1994, 123 pages, trade paperback, no owner's mark, underlining in pencil, light wear
