James Joyce - Ulysses

Question 1

Ulysses

Answer 1

• A novel
• Published in The Little Review
• Charged with obscenity from 1918-1920

Question 2

Plot of Ulysses

Answer 2

• Main character is Stephen Dedalus
• Molly Bloom (wife to Stephen)
• Set in Dublin Ireland
• He leaves to go to Paris
• One day in the life
• Ordinary guy
• Book booked into 18 chapters, broken into hours too
• Very vulgar (poop, snot, acne)
• Linked to the epic Odyssey (Homer)

Question 3

Editors of The Little Review

Answer 3

Margaret Anderson & Jane Heap were the editors

Question 4

“Nawsicaa” Chapter 13

Answer 4

Almost got ten days in jail for writing about a man looking up a young girls dress. This led to the court case.

Question 5

First American Ulysses Trial, Spring 1921

Answer 5

• Compromise between candor and shame
• Presents critical points
• Community standards (widely held beliefs)
• Case ended with Heap and Anderson 10 days in jail or $100 fine (a woman paid)
• No commercial publisher will publish Ulysses in the US or United Kingdom
• This case opened up a lot of things for censoring and further cases

Question 6

2nd Court Case in November 1933

Answer 6

• Argument revolved around the question of whether overall literary merit outweighed obscene content
• Gets unbanned from US