The Essay | Reading Ulysses: John Patrick McHugh on Calypso
Based on Ulysses by James Joyce
John Patrick McHugh selects the opening of the Calypso episode, where we first meet the main character. John tells us why it's an episode 'crammed with the richness of life.'
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James Joyce's Ulysses | Part 7: From a Cabman's Shelter, to Eccles Street and Home
It is well after midnight when Bloom takes Stephen home and offers him cocoa. In bed, Molly Bloom lies and muses, winding up the threads of the day. Contains strong language.
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James Joyce's Ulysses | Part 6: From Sandymount Beach at Evening, to the Maternity Hospital, and into Nighttown
Between 8.00pm and the hour after midnight. Bloom rescues Stephen from a street brawl outside Bella Cohen's brothel. Contains strong language.