Ulysses (novel)

Ulysses is a 1922 novel by James Joyce that takes its title from the Latin version of the Greek name 'Odysseus'. In 1999, the Modern Library ranked Ulysses first on a list of the 100 best novels in English of the 20th century. The book has been the subject of much scrutiny, criticism and controversy.

Genesis

Joyce's first acquaintance with Odysseus was via Charles Lamb's Adventures of Ulysses - an adaptation of the Odyssey for children, which seems to have established the Roman name in Joyce‘s mind. At school he wrote an essay on Ulysses as his "favourite hero" (Gorman, p. 45). He thought about calling Dubliners "Ulysses in Dublin" (Borach, p. 325), but the idea grew from a story in Dubliners in 1906, to a "short book" in 1907 (Ellmann, p. 265), to the vast novel which he began writing in 1914.

Related Topics:
Charles Lamb - 1906 - 1907 - 1914

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