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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- Type: Analysis
- Channel: BBC Radio 3
- Duration: 13'48''
- Broadcast date: 2022
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Literary Resource
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