Ulysses Explained: How Homer, Dante, and Shakespeare Inform Joyce's Modernist Vision

by David Weir and David Weir

When it comes to James Joyce's landmark work, Ulysses, the influence of three literary giants, Homer, Shakespeare, and Dante, cannot be overlooked. Examining Joyce in terms of Homeric narrative, Dantesque structure, and Shakespearean plot, Weir rediscovers Joyce's novel through the lens of his renowned predecessors.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137488409
• ISBN13: 9781137488404
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"