Ulysses Cylinders - Hardcover

Dale Chihuly’s Ulysses Cylinders—with drawings by Seaver Leslie adapted to glass—follow the course of James Joyce’s Ulysses. They capture the spirit of the novel and its place in Irish culture, bringing new light to one of the masterpieces of the 20th Century.

Gorgeous, enigmatic, and provocative, Dale Chihuly's Ulysses Cylinders stand as some of the artist's most intellectually compelling and unique works. Begun in 1975 and completed nearly forty years later in 2014, the Ulysses Cylinders-adapting drawings by Seaver Leslie to glass-follow the course of James Joyce's Ulysses, in equal parts representation of the sense in the novel and insightful interpretation of Joyce's work and its place in the history of Irish culture and literary allusion. Very rarely are the visual and literary arts combined in ways that create a new and invigorating challenge to readers and viewers. This book brings together not only stunning images of the Cylinders but also a series of essays by art and literary critics, which help frame the history and significance of both Chihuly's work and the work of Joyce, highlighting how Chihuly's Cylinders bring new light to one of the masterpieces of the twentieth century-Ulysses.