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what is so good in it or important litraure wise

2007-03-10 14:02:53 · 4 answers · asked by alimazahir123 1 in Arts & Humanities Books & Authors

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The importance of James Joyce's "Ulysses" cannot be understated in terms of its influence on literature. In "Ulysses," Joyce explores every possibility of the novel. There's nothing new under the sun, and when it comes to literature, the sun is "Ulysses."

You can devote your entire life to reading and rereading this "novel" and never understand it completely, yet even a single reading is enough to reveal its importance to literature. You'd be dead long before the last critcism of this novel had been written which had explained some of its mysteries, but the story is compelling without further research.

If you knew the meaning of every word and the significance of every passage in this "novel," you would know far more than any college degree in the humanities could provide you with. But don't believe me--try it yourself. Read it along with Homer's version, several dictionaries and encyclopedias, sheet music, a good set of annotations, and an internet connection with Google access, or just plunge right in and read it on its own.

Despite Joyce's seemingly limitless erudition, "Ulysses" is a great story! It's easy to forget that "Ulysses" is something other than a story--the wealth of information presented in a dizzying display of narrative techniques can sometimes occlude the basic underlying human passions upon which the book is constructed--love, the word known to every man, is the foundation of the novel, and is seen throughout. We mustn't forget Stephan's mourning, Molly's longing, or Bloom's comedic wondering when weighing the importance of this work.

The importance of "Ulysses" is its defining appeal to literature. No author who read Joyce was not influenced by him, at the same time, every reader who's come to know Joyce's dear dirty Dublin through "Ulysses" has found that it's really just around the corner.

2007-03-12 15:22:06 · answer #1 · answered by herr_flipowitz 2 · 1 0

James Joyce's "Ulysses" has long been regarded as one of the best English classics in the 20th century. It is important for some reasons, that is, Joyce gained reputation form his literary style of the breakthrough writing in the name of 'stream of consciousness'. Therefore, reading it is formidable, tough and the readers need to 'flow' with the said stream or else they will never appreciate it. I've bought a hardcover months ago but I'd wait till I have a long summer holidays then I'd try reading some to taste it.

2007-03-10 16:02:10 · answer #2 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 0 0

I don't know about important...

Important to whom? Some people hate it because it is hard to read and difficult to understand.

It is genius if you ask me. Important to the Irish, important to the different styles of writing found in its pages, important to the world as a perspective and an example of localized prejudice and social expectation, debauchery, adolescence, learning how to become an adult and it's process. The narrative between people and how they interact and depend upon one another for the entire array of emotional and mental needs and expectations. important to writers for a prime example of inner dialogs, stream of conscience narrative, character interaction and blending... Scenic and emotional or inner explinations specific to a geographical place, state and time, but relevent to everything in the universe at the same time. That is rare and unique to be able to do this with intent...Especially in that it was intentionally written as a modern Irish-specific, version of a Greek tragedy... How cool is that?

Read the part (in Portrait) where he describes the differences between true art and pornographic art... It is one of the best paragraphs I have ever read (and believe me, I read a lot!) I can understand your feeling that Joyce was arrogant to speak over Aristotle, but he just so happend to be right... So that is not arrogance it is poetic genius!

"Contra-magnificant-jew-bang-tantiality." (From Ulysses) Another of the best lines ever written in a book if you ask me, a line which is actually important to the entire historical process of the whole argument of Creation Vs Science... In one line!

I honestly could go on for days because it is important to me... But unfortunately not to everyone.

It is excellent. But only important to those who are willing to give it a chance and really read it to understand it!

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2016-11-24 19:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by sosnowski 4 · 0 0

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