Ulysses trivia

Ulysses Mini Quiz

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Question 1

Banned for obscenity, Joyce's Ulysses was first published in book form in 1922 by an American's legendary Parisian bookstore. Its name?

Joyce's Ulysses, first published by Shakespeare and Company, had a distinctive blue cover with white lettering, reflecting the Greek flag.

Question 2

The 'Oxen of the Sun' episode in Joyce's Ulysses is celebrated for its stylistic virtuosity, imitating the historical development of what?

The episode charts English prose from pre-Chaucerian forms through approximately nine centuries of development, ending in early 20th-century slang.