08 Ulysses (James Joyce)
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This article is from the James Joyce FAQ, by Martin Foutsjames-joyce-faq@usenet.nospam.fogey.com with numerous contributions by others.
08 Ulysses (James Joyce)
Possibly the greatest undertaking in 20th century writing, Ulysses chronicles
the events of a single day. It was published by *Shakespeare and Company,* a
Paris seller of English language books in 1922. It caused a controversy in the
US, requiring a trial in 1933 to be deemed not obscene.
Kidd
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Q: What's up with John Kidd's multimedia Ulysses?
A: It gets announced approximately yearly, but never released. Kidd is a
notorious perfectionist (ie, afraid of criticism). If it ever comes out it
will supposedly be multiple CD-ROMs with video segments and an entirely
re-done body of annotations, plus full text of many critical classsics.
Q: Which edition of Ulysses should I buy?
A: The Gabler edition offers the easiest cross-referencing system. The Modern
Library edition is still more popular. The Rose edition is full of Rose's own
inventions. The 1922 facsimile suffers from the many original typos.
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