Description

Originally reviled as obscure and obscene, Joyce s masterpiece now stands as one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth century. Loosely based on Homer s Odyssey, the novel traces the paths of Leopold Bloom and other Dubliners through an ordinary summer day and night in 1904 — a typical day, transformed by Joyce s narrative powers into an epic celebration of life.
First editions of Ulysses rank among the modern rare book trade s most valuable finds. This reprint of the original edition is not only the least expensive version available but also the truest to the author s vision. Many experts have reinterpreted the novel s surviving drafts to produce revised texts, but this edition remains the version that Joyce himself reviewed and corrected prior to the initial publication. A new Introduction by Joyce scholar Enda Duffy offers an enlightening and enthusiastic welcome to a landmark of modern literature.