Ulysses
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Which Edition?
Heather
Sep 10, 2014 08:04PM
I am finally going to read Ulysses. I cannot decide on an accompanying edition - anyone have any suggestions?
I am wondering about people's experience with the book and which companion, if any, was helpful.
Thank you!
I am wondering about people's experience with the book and which companion, if any, was helpful.
Thank you!
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Hey there, I'm so glad you're deciding to read Ulysses. It's such a fun book to work through and at times struggle with; though I did this for a class, I still had a fun time reading it. My lecturer wasn't all too helpful in choosing accompanying editions, but I chose to work in the Penguin Modern edition as well as the Gabler (though many will tell you what a terrible act this was). For theoretical and annotations, I felt they were useful in some instance, especially with some of the more dense episodes. To this end, I suggest you pick up Gifford's annotated book, "The New Bloomsday" by Blamires, and Gilbert's "James Joyce's Ulysses: A Study." I realise some of these won't be necessary, but I guess they were useful to me. I wish you the best of luck, and happy reading.
The Gabler edition I found to be pretty good but it's the only one I've read.
Have you thought about just reading it without the companion?
I got to chapter 13 this summer. I would really like to finish it before the end of the year! I am using a audible version and the professor on audible that is teaching it. I will have to write more about them tomorrow.
The Oxford Classics edition with Introduction by Jeri Johnson is handy, if you want comprehensive notes. That said, it can be fun just to read it 'blind', without note - whatever you decide, have fun! :)
The Gabler edition rocks! And if you like hearing text, as Cosmic mentions, then I have a wonderful suggestion but you have to wait 7 months - do a little research on Irish bars where you are and find one that does "Ulysses Day" on June 16th. They (participating Irish bars) will have a Dublin native get up at 0800 in the morning and start reading aloud, switching readers every 30 mins or so all day...great way to enjoy the book spoken aloud, as Joyce hoped his readers would, AND to have fun doing it(shot of Jameson's every hour or so, plus Guinness all day long). Enjoy!
I read the Oxford World's Classics one myself. The annotations and other supplementary materials were useful.
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