Eric and Wendy discuss what attitude, information, and resources are helpful when approaching Ulysses for the first time. What are the advantages of various editions of Ulysses? Do you need to read the Odyssey first? Is amount of spunk a compelling measure of virility?
Also, Eric struggles to remember Hugh Kenner’s 1972 euphemism for sex. It turns out it’s “the physical moment.”

Recommended Resources:

Ulysses (The Gabler Edition)
Ulysses (The Oxford University Press 1922 Text Edition)
The RTE dramatization of Ulysses
Ulysses Annotated, by Don Gifford
The New Bloomsday Book, by Harry Blamires
The Odyssey, translated by Robert Fagles
The schemata
Local bookstores!
“Molly’s Masterstroke,” by Hugh Kenner
“Molly’s Mistressstroke,” by Margaret Honton


Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition inspired our logo.