Ulysses at 100

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Published in 1922, James Joyce's Ulysses is commonly regarded as the greatest novel of the 20th century. In this capstone seminar we will read the entirety of Ulysses as well as some other short writings by James Joyce. Our aim is to put the book into context. How did Ulysses shape English literature in the years after its publication? What does Ulysses continue to offer us now, on its hundredth anniversary? Why is it still important to read Joyce? These are some of the questions that we will ask. Evaluation for the course will be based on two longer papers as well as shorter in-class writing assignments. This course is a modified version of the 300-level course titled "James Joyce" which ran in 2015, 2017, and 2019.