Frank Delaney's Re: Joyce
Re: Joyce! On the international literary feast day of Bloomsday 2010, we launched a podcast to commemorate James Joyce's mighty novel, "Ulysses", the action of which took place in 18 hours of June 16, 1904. Every week you'll find a five-minute mini-essay from me designed to take you through the novel that's on every list of the greatest books ever written. And as Ulysses runs to some 375,000 words, and I mean to go through it sentence by sentence if I have to, in order to convey the full brilliance of this novel - and the enjoyment to be had from it - I'll be podcasting for some time to come! It's such an absorbing book, it's got diamond mines of references, it's so compassionate, so tender, so moving, so funny - and most of us never know that, because most of us have long been daunted by it. No need to be afraid any more - that is, if you make a habit of listening to these podcasts.

Mr. Bloom prepares a tray and keeps it in the family.

Direct download: 177_Breakfast_in_Bed.mp3
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Mr. Bloom has fond but slightly unhealthy memories of  birthday gifts.

Direct download: 176_-Milly__Moustaches.mp3
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Mr. Bloom prepares breakfast but will the cat eat pork?

Direct download: 175_-_Cats__Kosher.mp3
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Mr. Bloom delivers the mail and a pain to his own heart.

Direct download: 174_-_Morning_Sadness.mp3
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Bloom's mood changes: he seems to have a cloud over him... 

Direct download: 173_-_Salt__Strong_Men.mp3
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Bloom's mood changes: he seems to have a cloud over him... 

Direct download: 173_-_Salt__Strong_Men.mp3
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