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June 16th Holidays and ObservancesJune 16, 1904, is the date that all the actions take place in James Joyce's "Ulysses." June 16, 1816 was the day that a friendly reading party led to a great work of literature, and a whole genre of fiction.
NeoptolemusAn analysis of Neopolemus, a secondary character in Sophocles' "Philoctetes."
PhiloctetesA synopsis of "Philoctetes," a Greek play by Sophocles.
5 of the Greatest Lines from James Joyce's Ulysses with Which Not Even the Bible Can Compete5 of the best lines and passages from Irish writer, James Joyce, and his famous novel, Ulysses.- If You Are a Writer You Should Read James JoyceJames Joyce's Ulysses is the greatest novel ever written. I can't prove that, but I'll stand by it. If you are a writer, and you haven't read Ulysses, that fact probably shows in your work.
The Short List of Essential ReadingIf we narrow down the list of important and relevant literary novels in history to less than a dozen, here is what it might look like --
"James Joyce's Dublin: The Ulysses Tour" DVDReview of "James Joyce's Dublin: The Ulysses Tour," in which Joyce Museum curator Robert Nicholson retraces the itineraries of Stephen Daedalus and Leopold Bloom in the novel.
Poetry Summary: the Inferno, by Dante Alighieri, Canto XXVIThe altitude of the North Star is the easiest approximation of latitude. The North Star is nearly directly overhead at the North Pole, which shows an altitude of 45 degrees at North latitude 45, and is on the horizon at the equator.
Happy Bloomsday - Belatedly!June 16th is the celebration of James Joyce's novel Ulysses, since the 800-page novel takes place during 18 hours on June 16, 1904.- Homeric Parallels in Joyce's Ulysses and Their Philosophical ContextAn in-depth analysis of select chapters of Joyce's odyssean epic Ulysses. Emphasis is on allegories to Homer's Odyssey and belief systems of the central characters, Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom
- Fear and Love as Part of the Human ConditionA critical look at T.S. Eliot's poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
- The Ultimate Role of Molly Bloom in James Joyce's UlyssesThis paper examines the ways in which James Joyce explores the various layers of the female mind through the character of Molly Bloom in Ulysses.
Goodbye UlyssesOne of the most successful and longest missions in outer space comes to an end- Ulysses' Restaurant in New York CityLocated at 95 Pearl Street, you can't go wrong with Ulysses, a great Irish themed restaurant.
- O Brother Where Art Thou ReviewThey escape from jail to get to a treasure that does not exist, but they have an adventure on the way.
- Tennyson's "Ulysses"Analysis of Tennyson's "Ulysses"
- Ulysses's Balancing ActTroilus and Cressida was Shakespeare's version of Helen and Paris, in the sense that there was a triangle of two men and a woman, and who had the rights to that woman.
- The Hero as Human in Tennyson's UlyssesAn analysis of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "Ulysses"
- Florida: Odd Ulysses and Chasen Tail Keep Racking Up the Wins at Mardi Gras RacetrackThis pair may be All-Americans by the time the year is through, as they keep on winning down in Miami.
- Edwin Arlington Robinson and Alfred Tennyson: The Stories Behind the PoetryTwo great poems with a multitude of meaning behind them.
- $30,000 Hollywoodian Won by Odd Ulysses at Mardi Gras RacetrackThe converted sprinter took South Florida's most prestigious route race.
- English Expansion and Tennyson's "Ulysses"This paper draws connection between the characterization of Ulysses in Tennyson's poem and the characteristics of English expansion during the Victorian age.
- Odd Ulysses-A Big Stakes Win is Just a Matter of Time for This GreyhoundOdd Ulysses is a two-year old greyhound with a great future ahead of him.
- Female Identity in Joyce's UlyssesBy examining both the "Nausicaa" and "Penelope" episodes, of Ulysses, one realizes that James Joyce uses language as the primary catalyst in the establishment of the identities of his female characters.
- Stranded on a Distant Planet!After a long life of adventures the old storyteller is shipwrecked at a friendly port and finds a way to be comfortable for the few years that remained.
- Album Review - Just Remember by Mike CottoneReview of Mike Cottone's new release Just Remember
Tenacious like UlyssesA surreal look at a film director's thoughts after his fifteen minutes of fame.- Ulysses in ProvenceMy memories for Marseilles were wiped out by pretentious people. I will keep in my mind a different Marseilles full of sparkles; my trip down to memory lane is now just a transition between what I was and what I will be.
- Bloomsdaythe day when James Joyce's Ulysses took place
- Ulysses Simpson Grant PoemA poem about grant
- The Serpent's Brother - Diary of a Madman (2)The next 3 pages from The Serpent's Brother, a fictional diary. The main character is a madman who fancies himself to be Tlaloc, brother of Quetzal-Coatl. His diary continues...
Ever Lie About a Book You've Read?There is a recent Reuters article that reports many have lied about certain book titles they've read, mostly just because they were trying to impress those they were speaking to.- Lost 316 - Literary References - Season 5The most recent episode Lost, 316, was considerably more revealing and rewarding than any of the other episodes of Season 5 to date. It also was packed with numerous literary references, some glaring and some subtle.
- LifeIt's terribly amazing, isn't it?
Destination Sun: Does Knowledge Really Hold the Power to Save Us?We are trying to grasp ahold of information regarding our sun, however the sun already has an uncontrollable grasp on us.
