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Ulysses by James Joyce: Great Books Explained 

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This video is dedicated to my great friends, and Joyce aficionado's Jean and Derry O'Sullivan.
Even before James Joyce’s Ulysses was published it was causing trouble. Short excerpts appeared in a review magazine, and the US postal service claiming it was pornography refused to deliver the magazines and then burnt all the copies.
Any publisher that thought about publishing Ulysses had to weigh up the possibility of being prosecuted for obscenity against the potential of bringing a masterpiece into the world. Most publishers wouldn’t touch it, but Sylvia Beach, owner of the Shakespeare and Co. bookshop in Paris, decided the risk was worth taking, and in 1922 Ulysses was published in Paris.
It is famously hard to read, and many never finish it, but the novel would go on to triumph over the criticism and censorship, to become one of the most highly regarded works of art in the 20th century.
Nothing much happens in Ulysses, two men wander around Dublin, and a woman lies in bed thinking, that’s it! But it is the story telling, the language and the humour that makes it a work of genius.
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@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
It is important for a new channel that you please leave a comment (what book are you reading now? What is your favourite book etc), as it helps promote the channel! I REALLY appreciate your continued support - and WECOME to Great Books Explained!
@landontalkington230
@landontalkington230 7 месяцев назад
Reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley for the first time.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained 7 месяцев назад
@@landontalkington230 Frankenstein is being researched now!
@stevej9058
@stevej9058 7 месяцев назад
The Great Gatsby. In my opinion, it is the most beautifully written work of literature. Like Joyce said, it is isn't what was written, but how.
@khyrusjosersantos9456
@khyrusjosersantos9456 7 месяцев назад
Try some Dostoevsky. Or Kafka. Maybe do The Little Prince. Either way, I will be following this channel.
@SooKim119
@SooKim119 7 месяцев назад
As a lover of books and art history I am so hyped! Books id love to see a video on: (just a whole list of my favourites 😭 classics and non-classics) Never let me go - by Kazuo Ishiguro Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood The Heart’s Invisible Furies - John Boyne The Book Thief - Markus Zusak Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger The Odyssey - Homer Giovanni’s Room - James Baldwin The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka Dune - Frank Herbert I’m currently slaving through Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre.
@seriouslywhatever1031
@seriouslywhatever1031 7 месяцев назад
This is a book I thought I would never want to read but now I do. Your channels are so life enriching.
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Thanks!
@vanjaw1146
@vanjaw1146 7 месяцев назад
for me it is the opposite, I was planning to read it but now I realize that this book is overrated
@zlatan_2197
@zlatan_2197 7 месяцев назад
@@vanjaw1146 You need to read it to experience it.
@reinerdesouza9438
@reinerdesouza9438 5 месяцев назад
I doubt you will finish it. I will be surprised if you go past the half way mark.
@jiggersotoole7823
@jiggersotoole7823 День назад
I read it twice
@charlawillson5654
@charlawillson5654 2 месяца назад
My father, a WWII surgeon, a genius in his own right, memorized this. Unbelievable.
@andreselectrico
@andreselectrico 7 месяцев назад
I read the book when I was very young. Now, as a still-young but already seasoned middle-aged person :), I think I have to read it again. It must be a different experience when you read this work at this stage of your life, a point when you have already abandoned any hope for immortality, have a long relationship behind you, have children to take care of, and know that having them means, at the same time, happiness and entering the world of those who have a lot to lose. You also know, for certain, that you will have to make concessions, that you won't be a hero, and that you have nothing under control. I have to read this great work again. This is a great channel. Please do more content like this. The world needs it.
@javelinpix
@javelinpix 3 месяца назад
So true and thoughtful. I'm 72 and can vouch.
@Uluc-cg4tm
@Uluc-cg4tm 3 месяца назад
All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream...
@bigredlittlered2476
@bigredlittlered2476 7 месяцев назад
This was the hardest to read book I ever picked up. The changing writing styles was difficult to adjust to. Thank you James for making the book more understandable.
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Glad it was helpful!
@stretmediq
@stretmediq 7 месяцев назад
Reading Absolam Absolam by William Faulkner prior made Ulysses easier for me but it was still challenging
@geargeekpdx3566
@geargeekpdx3566 6 месяцев назад
Infinite Jest is harder
@danielg.w5733
@danielg.w5733 6 месяцев назад
Try Finnegans Wake
@1chicaa.
@1chicaa. 5 месяцев назад
Please please do crime and punishment by Dostyoesky
@fancynancymacy
@fancynancymacy 6 месяцев назад
I love the way, James Joyce, writes I love the stream of consciousness. I loved it in high school. I love it today.
@vincentzevecke4578
@vincentzevecke4578 26 дней назад
William Faulkner is also a stream of consciousness writer too
@Mrpallekuling
@Mrpallekuling 3 месяца назад
I read this book every 10 years. I've read it five times so far, and I hope to accomplish at least one more before it's time to say goodbye
@nicholacousins8563
@nicholacousins8563 22 дня назад
I make my children read Animal farm an 1984 every 5 years 😅
@Mrpallekuling
@Mrpallekuling 22 дня назад
@@nicholacousins8563 That sounds good!
@annwright1858
@annwright1858 9 дней назад
Why?
@Mrpallekuling
@Mrpallekuling 9 дней назад
@@annwright1858 Because each time I read it, I interpret the story a bit differently because my life experience is different. I read it first when I was 18 and lived with my parents. At 28, I had an education and started to work. At 38, I was married and had a daughter. At 48, I worked in France. At 58, I was in Switzerland, and now I'm back in Denmark, retired. So, my perspective has changed.
@annwright1858
@annwright1858 7 дней назад
Thank you for your reply and I can understand where you are coming from. For me, there are so many books out there, I want to try and read as many of them as possible and haven’t got time for repeats! I am in my seventies, thankfully still healthy. We are forever changing though so I take your point.
@ianlipton
@ianlipton 6 месяцев назад
You've done it again, James. Opened my eyes to more wonderful things.
@nikkivenable73
@nikkivenable73 7 месяцев назад
You have no idea how much i loved this. I am an avid reader and have been my whole life and listening to smart people discuss the classics, well, is there anything better?
@dgarzaart2000
@dgarzaart2000 6 месяцев назад
The only thing better than reading a classic is rereading a classic. You may quote me.
@doncahooti
@doncahooti 6 месяцев назад
better to live a classic
@nikkivenable73
@nikkivenable73 6 месяцев назад
@@dgarzaart2000 oooh, I love this!!!!
@817exo
@817exo 7 месяцев назад
I'm really into art and literature so these two channels are just perfect! Will try to support you in the future! ❤
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for the support!
@jenniferw392
@jenniferw392 7 месяцев назад
I am ecstatic that you have expanded. I am a casual appreciator of art and literature, and you have shared so much knowledge and joy with me through your videos. I look forward to more to come!
@gustavofreitas7410
@gustavofreitas7410 7 месяцев назад
We all have to thank you for your amazing, spectacular work of spreading knowledge in a so captivating and riveting way. I barely can imagine how search and readings you do in order to create such insightful videos. Seriously, thank you so much, you've made me a better person and I think the world should have more humans like you!
@kurtissluss2010
@kurtissluss2010 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for all your hard work. I’ve adored the topics and evolution of this channel. It’s exactly what the world needs.
@chevgr
@chevgr 7 месяцев назад
💗
@BrandonBurrell-lr6yy
@BrandonBurrell-lr6yy 6 месяцев назад
I'm reading Ulysses right now. Strange book. This talk is bringing clarity. Thank you.
@jwillington6625
@jwillington6625 7 месяцев назад
Love your expansion to exploring books! Making artworks accessible, and divulging their secrets through your own brand of storytelling, research and editing is valuable work. Big thanks!
@fancynancymacy
@fancynancymacy 6 месяцев назад
Lifelong learner here now I’m 83 but still learning
@gradient-hj
@gradient-hj 8 месяцев назад
So happy you decided to create this channel on top of the great art channel. Can’t wait to watch it!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 8 месяцев назад
Join us for the live! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0EblOaE1wNU.htmlsi=o8H1AbMj8KzIlD_O
@Freemouse159
@Freemouse159 6 месяцев назад
Excellent 👌 more!!!!!!!
@malwinatritt2499
@malwinatritt2499 7 месяцев назад
OMG, I can't wait. I think this might be the best channel on youtube! ❤️
@evachocolounge2302
@evachocolounge2302 7 месяцев назад
Congratulations, James! I'm following your journey almost since your first video with @greatartexplained. Keep it coming- I'm so excited about it!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for your continued support!
@mariwittenbreer6865
@mariwittenbreer6865 4 месяца назад
So impressive how you distill much of this heavy tome's most important tropes and Joyce's life in such a short space. Thank you so much.
@adamgharmonica4659
@adamgharmonica4659 5 месяцев назад
Outstanding clear engaging introduction to this seminal novel …inspiring me to go and reread Ulysses again after more than 4 decades… many many thanks. PS Praise also to the editor who assembled the wonderfully apt sequences of visuals of real content and quality
@chilpabarajasivaneduardo841
@chilpabarajasivaneduardo841 7 месяцев назад
Your content is a delight! Thank you for the dedication you put into it 💚
@user-iy3jh8wf1s
@user-iy3jh8wf1s 6 месяцев назад
It's a difficult book to read, but it's a terrific book to listen to. It really is musical. For anyone interested, try the BBC's James Joyce collection.
@bobikdylan
@bobikdylan 6 месяцев назад
Naxos has it on 22 CDs. I bought it about twenty years ago and listen to it on my daily commute once a year. It is complete, unabridged, and very good.
@Fibsboro
@Fibsboro 5 месяцев назад
The Irish national TV network did a superb version that is available for free
@NancyWaugh-dj3yv
@NancyWaugh-dj3yv 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for the suggestion about listening to it. It’s worth a shot!
@jimsherman6262
@jimsherman6262 14 дней назад
Agreed . Listen first to fall in love and read annotated version to better understand. John Lee's performance on the audiobook is masterful
@cbsproperty
@cbsproperty 7 месяцев назад
What a way to start another SUPERB channel!!!, mighty Ulisses . . . and the production! as with Great Art Explained, you are impeccably perfect in your analysis and synthesis. Humble thanks, another way of delivering your absolute talent for teaching and communication. Sincerely, Esperanza, a mexican in Canada
@lifeandnostalgia
@lifeandnostalgia 7 месяцев назад
Was thrilled when you announced the channel and this was a brilliant first entry. Thank you for everything you do, as always! (Can't wait to read Ulysses now, currently reading, Bulgakov's 'The Master and Margarita.' would love a video on that book too!)
@user-KG71
@user-KG71 7 месяцев назад
I am excited for this new series! I read Ulysses for the first time in High School, and hated it. But my English teacher told me to please reread it later on. I’m So glad that I have ❤ I found that once I had a truly open mind that this masterpiece became much more enjoyable. I also have written notes each time (over 30 years), and go back occasionally to see my growth as a reader- and as a Human.
@Mindywright27
@Mindywright27 7 месяцев назад
Fantastic! I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and am excited to return for more! Congratulations 🎉🍾
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Thanks Mindy! Alice next!
@shienshienshien
@shienshienshien 7 месяцев назад
Thank you so much for creating this channel, on top of your art-analysis one! Truly appreciate your hard work James!
@juniorjames7076
@juniorjames7076 7 месяцев назад
First time I ever subscribed to a new channel, sight unseen, without even listening to a minute. If its associated with Great Arts Explained, that's more than enough for me.
@christianmasters5374
@christianmasters5374 7 месяцев назад
Using the rite of spring periodically was a genius move! In terms of its critical reception, it's almost like the ballet/symphony version of Ulysses. Both works were lambasted when they first appeared and were the subjects of massive public outcry but a small few groups of people then and many more now were and are able to see them for the innovative masterpieces they are. Great work!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for noticing - I spend a lot of time getting appropriate music!
@wilhelmina8843
@wilhelmina8843 7 месяцев назад
@christanmaster5374: I’m glad you were able to point out how thoughtful the music choice is.
@davol2449
@davol2449 4 месяца назад
big difference is "The Rite of Spring"" was never censored. you couldn't own a copy in the US until almost ten years after it was published.
@bradenoberson
@bradenoberson Месяц назад
Great use of music indeed. What is the last musical peice? With the choir? It's very nice.
@Jack_Callcott_AU
@Jack_Callcott_AU 6 месяцев назад
The soliloquy of Molly Bloom impressed me greatly. I have never read the whole book from beginning to end, but you said that one could "wander through Ulysses" maybe I have done that. I read " A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" when I was a teenager, and I enjoyed it like hell. The book gave me the idea that I should be writer. "Dubliners" is also a great collection of stories. 📚🍀
@margotscheltema2870
@margotscheltema2870 2 месяца назад
What a wonderful introduction to a book - with music, images and narration all combined to deepen the experience. Thank you for this brilliant multimedia synopsis.
@marthasolomon7997
@marthasolomon7997 7 месяцев назад
I had never been into art but your channel enriched my life and knowledge more than o could ever think of ..and now you are doing books aka my life source. ..paint me obsessed!
@followthatstargirl824
@followthatstargirl824 7 месяцев назад
Great one, James! Congratulations on your new channel! 😊
@pameladaley955
@pameladaley955 7 месяцев назад
Thank you so much for this! James Joyce: the master monster of English literature! Every word a treasure - and you have made Ulysses understandable. I can't wait to see what you do next - and this a perfect mate to your other channel.
@nathnieloleary502
@nathnieloleary502 7 месяцев назад
Thank you for starting this channel. That was a very informative and digestible way to present such a complex book.🤩
@yonathanasefaw9001
@yonathanasefaw9001 7 месяцев назад
I learned something today.
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Great!
@amandahaynes2194
@amandahaynes2194 7 месяцев назад
This gave me such a better understanding of an overwhelming work. Thank you!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Glad it was helpful!
@jmcg6189
@jmcg6189 7 месяцев назад
Good job! I read it probably 15 years ago with a group from the local library. Someone from Northwestern University (local school) gave an introductory lecture. And I had a friend from the office do it with me. That way, whenever either one of us flagged and was ready to drop out, the other was there to encourage them. Possibly one of the few books that can benefit from having a reading buddy. It was a great book.
@juleepeppep9848
@juleepeppep9848 7 месяцев назад
Fascinating to hear this breakdown of Ulysses. It was required readings in my English Lit class in college. I had a difficult time putting it all together, but now I am excited to read it all over again. Thank You
@deborahr2697
@deborahr2697 7 месяцев назад
Thank you ever so much for your channels. I adore them both. Can't wait for what comes next!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
What is a book YOU would like me to consider for Great Books Explained?
@lolobolly
@lolobolly 7 месяцев назад
Madam Bovary
@heociel
@heociel 7 месяцев назад
Le Petit Prince
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
One of my favourite books of ALL time! @@heociel
@kushmon9992
@kushmon9992 7 месяцев назад
I know many people will pick older, legendary books and authors. But the Shining would be my pick. Maybe the most terrifying work of art ever.
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Shining is on my list! @@kushmon9992
@jodiehunter4505
@jodiehunter4505 7 месяцев назад
Brilliant! Thanks for bringing great literature back to life!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Thanks Jodie!
@treasurechest123
@treasurechest123 7 месяцев назад
Wow! Beautifully done, thank you! Another great series you have hatched. Congratulations!
@TheVitorReis7
@TheVitorReis7 7 месяцев назад
Came here since I love your art channel, i like to think of myself as an active reader, however too focused on business books, I haven’t heard of Ulysses before, i was really impressed by the explanation that each chapter is written in a unique style, i really wanna read the book now, keep up the amazing work James
@markberman6708
@markberman6708 6 месяцев назад
I'm saddened by having read so many books and forgotten so much until a title or comment comes up. Too much life and possibly a bit too much bumping around has disorganized the library in my head. Helps a lot to see so many great works come up and remember them and fit them back on the shelves of the mind.
@MariaVosa
@MariaVosa 7 месяцев назад
Wonderful to see you branch out into literature as well. Great topic for the first video, and great companion piece to your recent video on Magritte!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Glad you spotted the cross references!
@S3_Fabrication
@S3_Fabrication 7 месяцев назад
I’m super excited about this channel, thanks!
@macreo111
@macreo111 7 месяцев назад
Haven’t seen it yet and already know it’s going to be quality content. Keep it up!!!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Hope you enjoy it!
@saluki601
@saluki601 7 месяцев назад
Trying to get myself to read crime and punishment at the moment. Super excited for the new channel!
@apollonia6656
@apollonia6656 2 месяца назад
@saluki, I read all of Dostoyevsky 's novels bar one: "The Idiot", but it is on my TBR so looking forward to it. Here is a question (sorry for digressing): for those who have read The Brothers Karamasov.; why do you think Zosima's body leaves such an awful smell ? As a medic, I understand putrifaction/heat etc , but a lot is made of stench. Do you think there is a hint regarding his "saintly character vs his actual one ? Well, the Devil leaves a stench wherever he goes so..... 🤔
@BailelaVida
@BailelaVida 6 месяцев назад
A beautiful rendering, my man. Thanks for that!
@isacj81
@isacj81 7 месяцев назад
And I thought Great Art Explained was all I needed. Until James reinvented himself by creating this channel! Oh, by the way, funny that the most intelectual professor of mine has always commented well about this strange book. Only now I understood why. Definitely on my reading list now. Another masterpiece of work with this channel, James. I truly hope this takes off as much as the other channel. Anxiously looking forward to what coming up, both in Art and, now, in Books Explained! Cheers from Brazil!
@puffin51
@puffin51 6 месяцев назад
I really do wish that I could see what you and many others see in "Ulysses". I read it in ten days of hard graft as an undergrad, because I had to, and hated it. Twenty years later I tried again, and it was the same. The strongest impressions I received were of the author's freezing contempt for his characters, and for humanity generally, combined with his overpowering need to congratulate himself on his cleverness, knowledge and sensibilities. I must be wrong about that. Many good judges tell me so. The antipathy seems to be visceral - there are parts of "Ulysses" that make me physically nauseous. But whatever the cause is, I won't open a work by Joyce, ever again. It's no use telling me that "Dubliners", or "Portrait" is much easier. After my experience, all I'd like to do with Joyce is to get my hands around his neck - which, given that he's been dead these eighty years, is foolish or worse. Still, there it is.
@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus
@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus 6 месяцев назад
I fully agree.
@davesblasting7457
@davesblasting7457 6 месяцев назад
What about Samuel Beckett ? Would you try him?
@puffin51
@puffin51 6 месяцев назад
@@davesblasting7457 I have tried him. I am glad to say that, not having been born over a grave, I am unqualified to appreciate the glories of Beckett's works, despite the satisfaction and peace that they brought him, which is so evident in his face.
@merrim7765
@merrim7765 6 месяцев назад
In my experience, it's a "thing" that some (mostly snobs) academics think they need to find appealing to find approval of their colleagues and that they "get it". Joyce was probably a narcissist, mentally ill, and had a disgusting habit of "undressing," manipulating for his own writing exercise, and criticizing everyone from his perch on the Director's chair. His daughter was committed and no wonder. The biography, Nora, was good and explains a great deal.
@puffin51
@puffin51 6 месяцев назад
@@merrim7765 I don't hold his daughter's schizophrenia against him, absent real evidence that he caused it, of which there is none. I do decry the conscious artifice and self-congratulation that I find in "Ulysses". In chapter 14, "The Oxen of the Sun", the language recapitulates the development of English prose, starting before Chaucer and moving through Spencerian and Shakespearian forms to approach modern English. Why? What purpose is served? It only foregrounds the prose itself, which is to say, the writer, his delight in what he takes to be his own cleverness, his reading, his scholarship. It's nothing but egotism, and I can't for the life of me see why anybody would commend it.
@wain609
@wain609 7 месяцев назад
Fixing drywall here in Jersey... Tuned in and taking notes!!
@barbarabarbour6833
@barbarabarbour6833 4 месяца назад
What a gift to all of us this channel is!🙏👏🥰
@Ahmedkhan8802
@Ahmedkhan8802 7 месяцев назад
I've had a copy of Ulysses for years and have read most of Joyce's other novels. I've always intended take this on but have always found excuses to keep putting it off. No more! This excellent video is the push I've needed. My thanks.
@markusmanstroma3156
@markusmanstroma3156 7 месяцев назад
I’m reading it at the moment and halfway through… it’s wonderful! Thank you for such a lovely piece on this amazing book!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Wonderful!
@leannedraper4872
@leannedraper4872 13 дней назад
😅😅😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊⁸the u😊😊😊😊😊😊​@@greatbooksexplained371
@janebishop5885
@janebishop5885 7 месяцев назад
Well, thank you so much for this analysis. You have given me about eight inches of space on the top shelf of one of my six foot bookcases. Forty years ago I bought from the monthly book club, 3 of Joyce's novels and started Ulysses and read about five pages and then started working long hours, and had to stop. I always thought i would get back to Ulysses because back then the writing seemed very unique. But, now, your review has made me rethink that and I will not waste a minute on what sounds like an utter waste of time. ...thanks very much. Ugh.
@nekonesto5601
@nekonesto5601 7 месяцев назад
Yay! First video on the channel! I look forward to all the future ones and wish you a lot of success!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Thank you so much!!
@elizabethfoster5435
@elizabethfoster5435 7 месяцев назад
I love that you’re branching out to books! Love the Art channel 🤌🏼
@andohlea
@andohlea 7 месяцев назад
Not sure if it’s a preview but excited about the books you focused on in the intro! Great work yet again! 🙏
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Alice is next!
@andohlea
@andohlea 7 месяцев назад
@@greatbooksexplained371 yoooohoooo! 🐇😵‍💫🫖🐭🤪🎩😸🐛🌹♥️…in no particular order 😄
@nuritardif563
@nuritardif563 7 месяцев назад
Thank you so much for this video. In a wonderful synchronicity I just finished reading this book about a week ago and absolutely loved it's Can't wait for your next video! Maybe you can do one on Moby-Dick, my all time favorite book.
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Moby Dick is on the list!
@lesleyjohnson8488
@lesleyjohnson8488 7 месяцев назад
@-corvin
@-corvin 7 месяцев назад
your approach to these videos is wonderful and carries a contagious enthusiasm that made me - and many others i assume - look at art again that was quickly dismissed at first glance. having the same for books now, is an early christmas gift! i look forward for the many books i would never think of reading if it was not for your videos. tl;dr: this video made me throw away my hated german copy of this book, and read an english one.
@andrzejborowiec7691
@andrzejborowiec7691 6 месяцев назад
I'm just reading Ulysses for the first time as we speak, just around the middle point. It is a slower read for me, as it's not a book you throw yourself on to relax at the end of the day, but I enjoy it immensely. Great channel and looking forward to even more entries : )
@mainstreamintoxicated6021
@mainstreamintoxicated6021 7 месяцев назад
I love Joyce, a true master. Took language to such a level that all that was left was Beckett. Joyce’s successor and Void.
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Great comment thanks 🙏
@lesleyjohnson8488
@lesleyjohnson8488 7 месяцев назад
Absolutely agree! Fantastic appraisal. I felt that Melville was his ancestor in this regard, as was the fertile mind of the Bard himself …
@georgewilkie3580
@georgewilkie3580 6 месяцев назад
LOL!... AGAIN, LOL!
@reinerdesouza9438
@reinerdesouza9438 5 месяцев назад
What is language if not communication? Ulysses does not communicate ...... just a diarrhea of words.
@RuminatingWizard
@RuminatingWizard 3 месяца назад
Steinbeck was twice the writer with 1/50th the words.
@kristina7296
@kristina7296 7 месяцев назад
Yessss!! It really is the best channel on RU-vid
@dianecrepeault5423
@dianecrepeault5423 7 месяцев назад
A great first video, a perfect choice to draw parallels with the visual arts going on at the time and between your two channels. I look forward to seeing more !
@TheIrenepiekarski
@TheIrenepiekarski 7 месяцев назад
Great start to a channel we have been thirsting for!
@TaylorRyanKitterman
@TaylorRyanKitterman 7 месяцев назад
Good stuff. Looking forward to more 📚
@hippolyte90
@hippolyte90 7 месяцев назад
You made me so curious about this book, even when I know what a challenge it is. Also excellent choice of music. "Ulysses" is like the book counterpart to Stravinsky's masterpiece "The Rites of Spring".
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Appreciate you noticing!
@fancynancymacy
@fancynancymacy 6 месяцев назад
So excellent thank you so much I myself seem to have a gift for stream of conscious talking I appreciate learning about James Joyce and his beautiful book extraordinary book Ulysses
@rhythmythicles
@rhythmythicles 7 месяцев назад
You had me at Rite of Spring... Thank you for another great piece!
@carolinaaguiar9715
@carolinaaguiar9715 7 месяцев назад
Amazing work! As always!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Thanks so much!
@aranoguera8945
@aranoguera8945 7 месяцев назад
I read Dubliners last year. I'm looking forward to reading Ulysses.
@SPRVLN27
@SPRVLN27 4 месяца назад
I will let you know, they're quite different.
@katherineg9396
@katherineg9396 7 месяцев назад
Great timing because I have been thinking of getting a copy and trying to read "Ulysses". It has a reputation of being unreadable. Thanks to you I have a starting place. You've done an excellent piece here, thank you. I'm sure you're going to do 1984 eventually. I read it several times but the time I listened to an audio version was when I heard the language, the writing, and was amazed by it.
@benjaminjonsson5427
@benjaminjonsson5427 7 месяцев назад
Had this channel recommended by a friend. Always thought (though I’ve never read it) of Ulysses as just a nonsense book, experimentation for the sake of experimentation, but this video gave me newfound appreciation for it.
@ColtDouglasMusic
@ColtDouglasMusic 8 месяцев назад
I am so ready for this!
@50l12
@50l12 7 месяцев назад
I've read and loved Dubliners though am fascinated by the mysterious Ulysses and Finnegans Wake while never cracking the surface. This has given me new inspiration to dive back in!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Great!
@rosekugi
@rosekugi 5 месяцев назад
Hard read. Can you suggest an audiobook?
@lilybleue8888
@lilybleue8888 7 месяцев назад
Thank you Mr. Payne. You will finally make me a cultured person with all your beautiful works of art. With an added bonus, my favorite actor David Suchet was in this video, too. I knew nothing of Jame Joyce and Ulysses before and never was curious but you have given me the little taste of his rebellious genius and it was surprisingly delicious.
@BandicootLava
@BandicootLava 7 месяцев назад
Fantastic video! I own a copy of Ulysses but was always intimidated by how creative its language and style can get. This should encourage me to give it a shot sometime!
@Providence1017
@Providence1017 7 месяцев назад
Ulysses is one of those books that just seems so daunting to pick up, but after this I might give it a shot! Currently reading Children of Ruin, book 2 in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time series. It's a great sci fi page turner!
@maryroberts9315
@maryroberts9315 7 месяцев назад
Already 1k+ views! There are so many life-long learners who enjoy an intro to a challenging work. I just finished Joseph Conrad's "The Shadow Line". Any Conrad is a good discussion book. My favorite novel is "As I Lay Dying" by Faulkner.
@puddinggeek4623
@puddinggeek4623 7 месяцев назад
A superb informative video. Thoroughly looking forward to more of these in the future. Keep up the good work.
@rubu9372
@rubu9372 7 месяцев назад
Such a fascinating visual essay. More power to this channel ❤
@berolinastrassmann
@berolinastrassmann 7 месяцев назад
I have started and stopped Ulysses a few times. Hopefully after this I will give it another try! Thanks James for this wonderful video.
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
You can do it!
@riggers1977
@riggers1977 7 месяцев назад
The greatest novel of the 20th century & my personal favourite of all time. Until I tripped over Joyce & Ulysses I never realised that people could do such beautiful & profound things with language. The wandering, the poetry & the commentary all tightened up into a perfect package of ordinary nothingness. It’s just humanity laid bare & it’s fucking amazing. Ulysses is the only book I own which is a genuine first edition & I treasure it. Thank you so much for making this video James!👏👏
@cosette8321
@cosette8321 Месяц назад
What an excellent channel of culture you have, this and ‘great art explained ‘ always guaranteed with quality. Thanks for your endeavor !!
@baby__josh
@baby__josh 7 месяцев назад
I guess I’ll have to dig into it! I’ve been putting it off for quite a while, and seems like this is the kick out of the door I needed. Thank you!
@loganfinn4056
@loganfinn4056 7 месяцев назад
So excited for the new channel! I’d love to see a video on Oscar Wilde eventually
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Oh that will happen!
@Lo_1988
@Lo_1988 7 месяцев назад
This is my favorite channel 🤓
@BlackDaiquiri
@BlackDaiquiri 7 месяцев назад
Brilliant video for an inexhaustible book. I know this new channel is going to be a big success and I can’t wait for more videos!
@pedroheberle6665
@pedroheberle6665 7 месяцев назад
Long live the new channel, James! Its first was magnificent. Cheers from Brasília.
@Ira_Favorite
@Ira_Favorite 7 месяцев назад
Great channel debut ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@nathanbarber8457
@nathanbarber8457 7 месяцев назад
Thanks for explaining Ulysses! It was always one of those books that scared me with its length, importance, and, tbh, modernism as an on-and-off reader. My favorite book is the Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
That’s a great book - I love Bradbury!
@katherineg9396
@katherineg9396 7 месяцев назад
It was a great book, I realized recently I don't have my old copy and I must get a new one. Isn't Elton John's sing "Rocket Man" based on one or two of his stories?
@apollonia6656
@apollonia6656 2 месяца назад
@nathanbarber, Have you read Rainbow's Gravity ? It has been said that it can be as awkward to read as Ulysses. Personally, this is not my type of book, but there is a Joycean touch.
@bretfisher7286
@bretfisher7286 2 месяца назад
I feel as if, being here, listening to the wonderful analysis of great literature, I've cheated life somehow. I should be in a college class I've paid for. Very enriching. Thank you so much. It's really added to my life.
@Annabella_
@Annabella_ 7 месяцев назад
I love your channel Great Art Explained! And now you have Great Book Explained!! Love it 😍😍 thank you for always providing such great content !
@JesusAnyNameWillDo
@JesusAnyNameWillDo 7 месяцев назад
Great work!!
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Thanks a lot!
@zlatan_2197
@zlatan_2197 7 месяцев назад
I've always felt that Joyce is painter with words. I still vividly remember first time I've red Dubliners. Ulysses stands by itself, absolute masterpiece.
@greatbooksexplained371
@greatbooksexplained371 7 месяцев назад
Dubliners is such a great book!
@henrylemelay5436
@henrylemelay5436 4 месяца назад
Nieuwe kleren van de keizer . Misschien te pruimen als je zelf paddo’s gebruikt. Dutch
@emmanuelcarrillo276
@emmanuelcarrillo276 7 месяцев назад
I remember having my mind forever altered reading the first page of Finnegan’s Wake in high school. Can’t wait for more of your videos!
@philsanders9625
@philsanders9625 7 месяцев назад
Outstanding. Loved it. More content. Your a champion
@robmaher42
@robmaher42 7 месяцев назад
Ulysses is my favourite novel. I always joke that it's only difficult the 1st three times you read it. Then you're fine. I've just finsihed memorising the opening chapter of Finnegans Wake, which was a challenge, but makes Ulysses seem simple by comparison. One quibble with the video: it includes the same mistake many people make of showing a picture of Joyce with his daughter, Lucia, but saying it''s Nora. Other than that, excellent. Looking forward to many more videos.
@ahnmensch3115
@ahnmensch3115 5 месяцев назад
wait, you memorized the WHOLE opening chapter of Finnegans Wake? Like, the entire 25 pages or something? How do you even do that?
@robmaher42
@robmaher42 5 месяцев назад
@@ahnmensch3115 27 pages. It's insanely difficult and took me 3 attempts. You have to remember where every word is on the page to avoid missing bits.
@ahnmensch3115
@ahnmensch3115 5 месяцев назад
@@robmaher42 That is an immensely impressive achievement. I don’t think I’d manage to do that, even if you gave me unlimited time.
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