Allusions in Ulysses: An Annotated ListThis comprehensive list of allusions found in James Joyce's modern classic, Ulysses, is in itself a classic and is a feat of literary scholarship of unprecedented magnitude. In brief, this book is a copiously annotated list of Joyce's allusions in such areas as literature, philosophy, theology, history, and the fine arts. So awesome an undertaking would not have been possible without the prior work of such persons as Stuart Gilbert, Joseph Prescott, William York Tindall, M.J.C. Hodgart, Mabel Worthington, and many others. But the present list is more than a compilation of previously discovered allusions, for it contains many allusions that have never been suggested before, as well as some that have only been partially or mistakenly identified in earlier publications. In preparing this work, the author has kept its usefulness to the reader foremost in mind. He often refreshed the reader's memory in concerning the context of an allusion, since its context, in one sense or another, is always the guide to its function in the novel. The entire list is fully cross-referenced and keyed by page and line to both the old and new Modern Library editions of Ulysses. In addition, the index is prepared in such a way that it indexes not only the List but also the novel itself. The purpose of allusion in a literary work is essentially the same as that of all other types of metaphor -- the development and revelation of character, structure, and theme -- and, when skillfully used, it does all of these simultaneously. Joyce's use of allusion is distinguished from that of other authors not by its purposes, but by its extent and thoroughness. Ulysses involves dozens of allusive contexts, all continually intersecting, modifying, and qualifying one another. Here again Joyce's uniqueness and complexity lie not in his themes or characters, nor in his basic methods of developing them, but in his accepting the challenge of an Olympian use of his chosen methods. The value of this volume to Joyce scholars and students is obvious; however, its usefulness to anyone who reads Ulysses is as great, if not greater. It can truly be the key to this difficult but rewarding novel. |
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... opening words of Verdi's Il Trovatore , and they are also the first words of Fer- rando's aria di sortita in that opera . 39.28 / 40.28 FERRANDO'S ARIA DI SORTITA ( The de of the 1961 Ran- dom House edition is an error . ) Ferrando's ...
... opening words of Verdi's Il Trovatore , and they are also the first words of Fer- rando's aria di sortita in that opera . 39.28 / 40.28 FERRANDO'S ARIA DI SORTITA ( The de of the 1961 Ran- dom House edition is an error . ) Ferrando's ...
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... opening lines of Thomas Moore's song " The Young May Moon , " which begins " The young May moon is beaming , love./ The glow - worm's lamp is gleaming , love . " 167.32 / 165.16 AS SOBER AS A JUDGE This phrase , or some slight variation ...
... opening lines of Thomas Moore's song " The Young May Moon , " which begins " The young May moon is beaming , love./ The glow - worm's lamp is gleaming , love . " 167.32 / 165.16 AS SOBER AS A JUDGE This phrase , or some slight variation ...
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... opening phrase of this passage alludes to Moore's song " Let Erin Remember the Days of Old , " on which see entry 45.12 . This and the next several sentences consist of such a pastiche of common biblical phrases that it would be ...
... opening phrase of this passage alludes to Moore's song " Let Erin Remember the Days of Old , " on which see entry 45.12 . This and the next several sentences consist of such a pastiche of common biblical phrases that it would be ...
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Absent-Minded Beggar allusion appeared Aristotle Arthur Griffith ballad begins Bible Bloom is thinking Butler century chap Charles Stewart Parnell chorus Christ cites context death described Don Giovanni Dublin earlier Ellmann England English entry episode Father Freeman's Journal Hamlet Henry Hodgart and Worthington Ireland Irish Literature James Joyce Jewish Jews John Joyce's King Lady located London Lord Mary mentioned Metempsychosis Molly mother Mulligan NELSON'S PILLAR nursery rhyme occurs ODEP ODEP lists ODNR opera P. W. Joyce Parnell parody Partridge says passage Phoenix Park murders phrase play poem poet points popular prayer probably alludes proverbial Queen quotes R. M. Adams says refers Roman saints Schutte Shakespeare Sinn Fein stanza statement Stephen story suggests sweet Swift's Polite Conversation thee Thomas thou tion Ulysses United Irishman William woman words and music Worthington list York