Tag: Bloomsday
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Review: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man at the New Theatre
To be honest with you, I’ve always described Joyce’s semi-autobiographical novel as a bit of a dose. Stephen Dedalus isn’t my most favourite person; I’m more of a ‘Bloomer’ myself. Yet Stephen’s story is integral to Ulysses and offers an insight into Joyce’s views of the artist and his attempts to fly by the nets…
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The Sun Shines Today
Ok well maybe it didn’t, maybe it was windy and rainy but if it did shine today, it would be shining for James Joyce. January 1st, 2012 – today Joyce’s published works come out of copyright in Europe, which is exciting times for Joyceans. Now hopefully artists and writers will have the freedom to use…
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Happy Bloomsday
Happy Bloomsday everybody! Hope the sun is shining for you today. There’s a whole range of events organised to commemorate Joyce’s iconic Ulysses which was based on this day 107 years ago. It may all that time ago, but Bloomsday has grown over the years to now become quite a varied and established festival, not just…
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