James Joyce's Ulysses by Stuart Gilbert

James Joyce's Ulysses

A Study

Stuart Gilbert

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · January 12, 1955

With the passing of each year, Ulysses receives wider recognition and greater acclaim as a modern literary classic.

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Who it’s for
A compact, rigorous companion for studying Joyce’s novel.
Genres
British & Irish Literary Criticism, 20th-Century Literary Criticism, Literary Criticism Reference
Published
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, January 12, 1955

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About this book

With the passing of each year, Ulysses receives wider recognition and greater acclaim as a modern literary classic. To comprehend Joyce's masterpiece fully, to gain insight into its significance and structure, the serious reader will find this analytical and systematic guide invaluable. In this exegesis, written under Joyce's supervision, Stuart Gilbert presents a work that is at once scholarly, authoritative and stimulating.

Close Reading

A compact, rigorous companion for studying Joyce’s novel.

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  • close reading in a serious key
  • a classroom-ready guide

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  • layered literary criticism
  • reference-friendly structure

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20th-Century Literary Criticism78%
British & Irish Literary Criticism78%
Literary Criticism Reference33%

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Publisher categories

  • British & Irish Literary Criticism
  • Books & Reading
  • 20th-Century Literary Criticism
Authors
Stuart Gilbert
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
January 12, 1955
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
British & Irish Literary Criticism