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The Underbred James Joyce

Art of Darkness

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Ulysses - A Novel Review

Ulysses is about Leopold Bloom, a middle-aged Jewish advertising canvasser. He wanders through Dublin on June 16, 1904 and runs into Steven Daedalus who we met in portrait of the artist as a young man. The whole time he is trying to not think about his imminent cuckling by an Irish Chad by the name of Blaises Boylan. It's actually a strong theme in Ulysses.

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