Spend a day inside Dublin.
Ulysses faced obscenity proceedings and restrictions on importation. A 1933 American court decision helped open the way to legal US publication. Its history gives you context for the controversy; the novel gives you Joyce’s words to judge for yourself.
Read the free source editionStart with a way into the book.
Begin with the opening episode and keep track of who is speaking. Let unfamiliar allusions pass on your first reading. You can return to them as Joyce’s Dublin becomes more familiar.
Keep your own notes.
Mark a passage you want to question or return to. Bring it to a conversation with another reader. Your reading can change as you spend more time with the book.
Read the free companion sample