Consider the view that the possible parallels between Ulysses and The Odyssey have only a limited application, and are at best a ludic addendum, at worst an irritating distraction. Homer's The Odyssey is considered to be the second work of Western literature, preceded only by his Illiad...

Symbols often accompany characters in the creation of an author's written work. James Joyce, in his novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, traces the growth and development of Stephen Dedalus as he experiences a life filled with filial, social, educational and religious constraints. A...

The Controversy of Ulysses Being too realistic for the audience, the novel Ulysses by James Joyce was probably one of the most challenged novels of the 20th century. The Shakespeare and Company in Paris first published this novel in 1922. Entering the market of united states, Joyce faced ...