Notes on Joyce's "Ulysses" (Cliffs notes)

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In CliffsNotes on Ulysses, you explore James Joyce's fascinating literary masterpiece. This novel, written in stream of consciousness and unfolding over a 24-hour period, follows "everyman" Leopold Bloom as the 20th-century version of Homer's Odysseus, as he goes through the most normal of days.

Chapter summaries and commentaries take you through Joyce's novel, and character analyses help you understand the main characters of the novel. Other features that help you study include

• A section on the life and background of James Joyce
• A review section that tests your knowledge
• A selected bibliography

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