James Joyce's Odyssey: A Guide To The Dublin Of Ulysses
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and minor damage to dust jacket edges. . Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A rich intersection of literary scholarship and photographic art, James Joyce's Odyssey: A Guide to the Dublin of Ulysses charts the real streets, landmarks, and locales of Dublin that form the vivid backdrop to Joyce's monumental novel Ulysses. Frank Delaney guides readers through the city as Joyce envisioned it, tracing the paths of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus with meticulous attention to geographical and cultural detail. Accompanied by Jorge Lewinski's striking black-and-white photography, the book presents Dublin not merely as a setting but as a living, breathing character in its own right. Delaney's prose is authoritative yet accessible, making this an indispensable companion for both first-time readers of Ulysses and seasoned Joyce scholars. It stands as a testament to the inseparable bond between one of literature's greatest works and the city that inspired every page of it.
Author: Frank Delaney
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and minor damage to dust jacket edges. . Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A rich intersection of literary scholarship and photographic art, James Joyce's Odyssey: A Guide to the Dublin of Ulysses charts the real streets, landmarks, and locales of Dublin that form the vivid backdrop to Joyce's monumental novel Ulysses. Frank Delaney guides readers through the city as Joyce envisioned it, tracing the paths of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus with meticulous attention to geographical and cultural detail. Accompanied by Jorge Lewinski's striking black-and-white photography, the book presents Dublin not merely as a setting but as a living, breathing character in its own right. Delaney's prose is authoritative yet accessible, making this an indispensable companion for both first-time readers of Ulysses and seasoned Joyce scholars. It stands as a testament to the inseparable bond between one of literature's greatest works and the city that inspired every page of it.