Which edition of Ulysses is best?

I strongly recommend either the Gabler edition (the most widely used version of the text in Joyce scholarship) or the 1934 Random House edition (corrected and reset in 1961).

What was Ulysses about?

Ulysses is the story of a day in the life of Leopold Bloom as he travels Dublin and goes about his business, attending a funeral, buying soap, going to the Library, walking by the beach, going to the pub etc. But it’s a satire so this is all written as if it were a classic epic like The Odyssey, hence the title.

How long is Ulysses?

approximately 265,000 words
Ulysses is approximately 265,000 words in length, uses a lexicon of 30,030 words (including proper names, plurals and various verb tenses), and is divided into eighteen episodes.

How is Ulysses related to The Odyssey?

Ulysses is the Latin form of the name Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s Greek epic poem The Odyssey. The Odyssey is one of the greatest works of classical literature and is one of two epic poems attributed to Homer.

What should I read before reading Ulysses?

The most important precursor to Ulysses is Joyce’s previous novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. This you probably should read before you start. Ulysses picks up the story of Stephen Dedalus where Portrait left off, and a number of other characters carry over as well.

How many versions of Ulysses are there?

There have been at least 18 editions, and variations in different impressions of each edition. According to Joyce scholar Jack Dalton, the first edition of Ulysses contained over 2,000 errors.

Is Ulysses a hard read?

— The world’s most notoriously difficult-to-read novel, “Ulysses” by James Joyce, is really an easy read at its heart, according to the Joyce Scholar-In-Residence at the University at Buffalo.

Was Ulysses a Greek god?

Odysseús, Odyseús, IPA: [o.dy(s).sěu̯s]), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (/juːˈlɪsiːz/ yoo-LISS-eez, UK also /ˈjuːlɪsiːz/ YOO-liss-eez; Latin: Ulysses , Ulixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey.