Ulysses: Portals of Discovery (Twayne's Masterwork Studies) [Hardcover]

Patrick A. McCarthy (Author)

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• Hardcover: 130 pages
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company. (December 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805779760
• ISBN-13: 978-0805779769
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,772,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction, September 4, 2000

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This review is from: Ulysses: Portals of Discovery (Twayne's Masterwork Studies) (Paperback)

This is a very helpful, brief introduction (145 pages total)to "Ulysses." Neither a critical interpretation of the entire book, nor a lexicography to the allusions contained in words and phrases, the author provides brief, easily understood chapters dealing with some of the major themes and literary devises used in "Ulysses." Eight chapters: 1. Historical context. 2. The importance of the work. 3. Critical reception. 4. Arrangements of reality. 5. A comedy of errors. 6. Dublin alligators. 7. An epic of two races. 8. Reading in "Ulysses."

Also contains a useful 14 page appendix which briefly outlines the basic plot of each "Ulysses" chapter, notes, index, and bibliography. The author is a professor of English and director of the graduate program in English at the University of Miami.