I don't know if anyone will ever see this comment, but that doesn't really matter much to me. I bought my copy of Ulysses about a year ago or maybe longer, and I tried to read it when i bought it and quickly learned first hand what I had heard about the book was true. However I have decided now that I will finally pick it up and read it and finish it. I plan to read it multiple times. I'm not really sure as to the reason that I am sharing this however, I just felt like it was right to share this with whomever reads this. Thank you. And thank you for the videos, they are absolutely fantastic and I love hearing someone talk about literature with the passion that I feel and rarely get to actually talk about.
Hi Rose! I see it! And, I appreciate your comment. As you go through the book, you'll find that I have prepared a video for every chapter. The big chapters have 2 videos. Take your time. This is about reading for pleasure. Don't worry about trying get every single reference. This book is packed. Joyce wanted us to have fun with reading, language, philosophy, humor, satire, and a million other things. I know of no other book like it. Have fun and enjoy. Let me know how you do!
Thank you making this fantastic resource available to everyone. This series of video are very informative and also very enjoyable. Your enthusiasm and sincerity about the book are very key elements for me.
I just started Ulysses. I'm going to read a little every day and follow up on my reading with your videos. I've been wanting to read it for a long time. Ironically, I have already read all of Finnegans Wake because I found it so fascinating (not that I claim to understand it, but it's fun and playful and very funny on a phonetic level). My plan is to continue reading joyce in reverse chronological order, pivoting on dubliners, and then back again in chronological order finishing up with a second reading of Ulysses and finally the Wake again. Im excited to see what else I might take from the Wake on my second go as I take this journey through Joyce's mind.
Ulysses was one of the books that I committed to reading once I retired. I am there now so no excuses! Chris, the videos are excellent and I will use them as you intended. Have some fun!!
Wow!!! What an amazing project! Thank you on behalf of a French reader who is a little scared by the book after 2 chapters and is very happy to have a reading companion to help her appreciate this masterpiece ...
Even though I am taking a class on the book, I find that this series has helped a lot. If you understand the main points, you can focus on the details.
Dear Mr. Reich, like your introduction. Reading Ulysses in english and german since several weeks, your hints help me understanding the fun in the game. Chapeau and mercie.🤪
My friend and I just started this book together and I am guilty of guide overload! Love your videos and we’re both going to use them as a resource in getting through the book!
That makes me happy! It's easy to fall into guide overload. Joyce wanted the book to be fun and entertaining with enough density to be enjoyable everytime a reader dives in. Once you start to get a sense of all he offers the reader, it not only gets easier, it becomes fun. Take it slow---enjoy the prose. If something is too difficult or you just can't make sense of it, move on. You won't get lost. Read some of it out loud. If you have questions, feel free to post them. Thank you very much for adding your comments. Have a fun read!
Just starting a second reading - I found your videos towards the end of my first reading and looking forward to watching them episode by episode - thanks!
Started reading this book the other day after hearing someone talk about it. So far enjoying it and your series has really helped me understand some of the themes! Thanks a lot!
Well, Cao Yian is a fake name, ax. Just call me Aki if u like. I'm Chinese, inland. I cross the Great Fire Wall cos i don't like those content in China, i mean i learn English(now) and Coding(coming) in UA-cam.
Bloom would not be regarded as Jewish by Orthodox Jews since his mother was not Jewish. Nor are Bloom’s children Jewish. Judaism is matrilineal. He also never practiced Judaism at any time in his life - he’d been baptized etc. So it’s a ghostly Judaism that follows Bloom around whether he likes it or not.
This is a very interesting bit of info. It puts Bloom in this isolated place between 2 worlds. Even though Bloom isn't Jewsih by any of the metrics with which Jewish people consider themselves, he's still not wholey accepted by the unambiguously Irish Catholic people surrounding him. Jews would see him as Irish Catholic, yet all the Irish around him are hung up on his Jewish heritage. I think that kind of internal conflict is very prescient of Joyce to explore in an increasingly diverse world, where real people are constantly doing the work of reconciling and resolving the dissonances of our cultural crossroads.
¡Muchos gracias! Agradezco tu comentario. Tienes razón sobre el arte. Todos deberíamos sentir placer por el arte y no solo tratar de comprender. ¡Disfruta primero!
Try the first couple videos and then hit the book. Each episode has so much material that I'm forced to dial in a main idea or something that is particularly interesting to me. Joyce's ability to pack so much into each page makes the book challenging to synopsize. Joyce did say that he wanted a book that could be read 100 times and I believe he achieved that. As many times as I've read the book, it comes alive in a new way every time I pick it up. I hope you enjoy the book. That's the goal.
Michael Goldenberg Indeed. This is a much more difficult undertaking than I suspected going in. Mistakes were made...maybe I can do a 2.0 after getting this series in the can!
I really like your videos. Good help for a better and complete interpretation of Ulysses. But the analogy of reading Ulysses with tasting chocolate cake seems to me completely inappropriate. To taste anything we need senses: sight(?) smell and above all taste. To read, interpret, and take pleasure in reading Ulysses we need a brain with many and diverse life experiences, a lot of knowledge in different areas: literature, history, philosophy, religion, science, psychology; politics,... That's why it's considered one of the two most difficult books to interpret. To have pleasure, we have to make some effort, as in everything in life. To enjoy a chocolate cake, you don't need to watch a video or read a guide. To be better prepared to read Ulysses, I watch your videos and a simple but enlightening guide to allusions, references... by James Joyce. Wasn't that your intention? Neither 8 nor 80.
I don't know if anyone will ever see this comment, but that doesn't really matter much to me. I bought my copy of Ulysses about a year ago or maybe longer, and I tried to read it when i bought it and quickly learned first hand what I had heard about the book was true. However I have decided now that I will finally pick it up and read it and finish it. I plan to read it multiple times. I'm not really sure as to the reason that I am sharing this however, I just felt like it was right to share this with whomever reads this. Thank you. And thank you for the videos, they are absolutely fantastic and I love hearing someone talk about literature with the passion that I feel and rarely get to actually talk about.
Hi Rose! I see it! And, I appreciate your comment. As you go through the book, you'll find that I have prepared a video for every chapter. The big chapters have 2 videos. Take your time. This is about reading for pleasure. Don't worry about trying get every single reference. This book is packed. Joyce wanted us to have fun with reading, language, philosophy, humor, satire, and a million other things. I know of no other book like it. Have fun and enjoy. Let me know how you do!
Thank you making this fantastic resource available to everyone. This series of video are very informative and also very enjoyable. Your enthusiasm and sincerity about the book are very key elements for me.
I just started Ulysses. I'm going to read a little every day and follow up on my reading with your videos. I've been wanting to read it for a long time. Ironically, I have already read all of Finnegans Wake because I found it so fascinating (not that I claim to understand it, but it's fun and playful and very funny on a phonetic level). My plan is to continue reading joyce in reverse chronological order, pivoting on dubliners, and then back again in chronological order finishing up with a second reading of Ulysses and finally the Wake again. Im excited to see what else I might take from the Wake on my second go as I take this journey through Joyce's mind.
Ulysses was one of the books that I committed to reading once I retired. I am there now so no excuses! Chris, the videos are excellent and I will use them as you intended. Have some fun!!
Thanks for a great intro. Really appreciate the primer approach and giving us a bridge into a text that has such an intimidating reputation.
Keep me posted as you go through the book! I'm here to help. Remember to enjoy it. It's the chocolate cake of books.
@@TeachUBusiness You got it Chris
Thanks, Chris. Appreciate the time and effort you put into this series, for no commercial payback.
I'm so glad I have found these videos. You are making the reading easier and much more enjoyable. Thank you so much!
Wow!!! What an amazing project!
Thank you on behalf of a French reader who is a little scared by the book after 2 chapters and is very happy to have a reading companion to help her appreciate this masterpiece ...
Even though I am taking a class on the book, I find that this series has helped a lot. If you understand the main points, you can focus on the details.
Thank you! I hope that you are enjoying the book even though it's for a class. It is a wonderful piece of writing! Thank you for commenting!
Dear Mr. Reich, like your introduction. Reading Ulysses in english and german since several weeks, your hints help me understanding the fun in the game. Chapeau and mercie.🤪
CHOCOLATE CAKE WAS BRILLIANT ❤️️❤️️❤️️🖐
You are very kind. Thank you!
My friend and I just started this book together and I am guilty of guide overload! Love your videos and we’re both going to use them as a resource in getting through the book!
That makes me happy! It's easy to fall into guide overload. Joyce wanted the book to be fun and entertaining with enough density to be enjoyable everytime a reader dives in. Once you start to get a sense of all he offers the reader, it not only gets easier, it becomes fun. Take it slow---enjoy the prose. If something is too difficult or you just can't make sense of it, move on. You won't get lost. Read some of it out loud. If you have questions, feel free to post them. Thank you very much for adding your comments. Have a fun read!
You are so perfect on how you express yourself on this book. Just love how you are.
Just starting a second reading - I found your videos towards the end of my first reading and looking forward to watching them episode by episode - thanks!
Started reading this book the other day after hearing someone talk about it. So far enjoying it and your series has really helped me understand some of the themes! Thanks a lot!
great! Can;t wait to start!
Excellent thanks!
Very good introduction of the book.
thx, i could understand the major characters now.
YiAn Cao Thank you. If I can help in any way, feel free to reach out. Best of luck with your own odyssey.
YiAn Cao May I ask where you are? It is fun to picture people all over the world reading together. Take care, Chris
Well, Cao Yian is a fake name, ax. Just call me Aki if u like. I'm Chinese, inland. I cross the Great Fire Wall cos i don't like those content in China, i mean i learn English(now) and Coding(coming) in UA-cam.
Chris Reich , ignore my head portrait. This is not me, this portrait is just for kinda black humor
YiAn Cao I am proud to know you. Thanks for filling me in.
Thanks a lot💜💕🌿🌷
It is so good to hear from you again! I hope all is well.
Oh yes!😁 Im back to continue this series🌸💕 hope you’re doing good too😇
Bloom would not be regarded as Jewish by Orthodox Jews since his mother was not Jewish. Nor are Bloom’s children Jewish. Judaism is matrilineal. He also never practiced Judaism at any time in his life - he’d been baptized etc. So it’s a ghostly Judaism that follows Bloom around whether he likes it or not.
This is a very interesting bit of info. It puts Bloom in this isolated place between 2 worlds. Even though Bloom isn't Jewsih by any of the metrics with which Jewish people consider themselves, he's still not wholey accepted by the unambiguously Irish Catholic people surrounding him. Jews would see him as Irish Catholic, yet all the Irish around him are hung up on his Jewish heritage. I think that kind of internal conflict is very prescient of Joyce to explore in an increasingly diverse world, where real people are constantly doing the work of reconciling and resolving the dissonances of our cultural crossroads.
is that a "ukelele" or a "cuatro" in the back?
Muchas gracias por los videos, por romper cánones que separan a intelectuales del hombre común...si no, para qué el arte?!
Un saludo desde 🇨🇺
¡Muchos gracias! Agradezco tu comentario. Tienes razón sobre el arte. Todos deberíamos sentir placer por el arte y no solo tratar de comprender. ¡Disfruta primero!
good so far..
Try the first couple videos and then hit the book. Each episode has so much material that I'm forced to dial in a main idea or something that is particularly interesting to me. Joyce's ability to pack so much into each page makes the book challenging to synopsize. Joyce did say that he wanted a book that could be read 100 times and I believe he achieved that. As many times as I've read the book, it comes alive in a new way every time I pick it up. I hope you enjoy the book. That's the goal.
@@TeachUBusiness ok. thanks..
"Liffey" rhymes with "jiffy".
Michael Goldenberg Indeed. This is a much more difficult undertaking than I suspected going in. Mistakes were made...maybe I can do a 2.0 after getting this series in the can!
I really like your videos. Good help for a better and complete interpretation of Ulysses. But the analogy of reading Ulysses with tasting chocolate cake seems to me completely inappropriate. To taste anything we need senses: sight(?) smell and above all taste. To read, interpret, and take pleasure in reading Ulysses we need a brain with many and diverse life experiences, a lot of knowledge in different areas: literature, history, philosophy, religion, science, psychology; politics,... That's why it's considered one of the two most difficult books to interpret. To have pleasure, we have to make some effort, as in everything in life. To enjoy a chocolate cake, you don't need to watch a video or read a guide. To be better prepared to read Ulysses, I watch your videos and a simple but enlightening guide to allusions, references... by James Joyce. Wasn't that your intention?
Neither 8 nor 80.