The Strange Pattern in Joyce's Day On June 16, 1904, three people share the same spaces in Dublin, but they live in completely different worlds. Stephen Dedalus pays twelve pounds to rent the Martello Tower from the British state. But Buck Mulligan has taken over—making breakfast, swimming, entertaining the English guest Haines. Stephen feels like … Continue reading Why Can’t Anyone Escape Dublin? Joyce’s Ulysses and the Reality of Being Trapped
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The Litany of the Real: Line-by-Line Explanation
The Complete Litany I shall not pretend to be free. Constraint binds — I will not deny it. Constraint is the double helix of the world, the lattice of life, of the possible. I will navigate the unchangeable — my North Star on a voyage of becoming. Reality flows — unyielding, yet fluid; shifting like … Continue reading The Litany of the Real: Line-by-Line Explanation
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