ENGL 4700

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ENGL 4700
Reading Joyce's Ulysses

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

A thorough episode-by-episode study of one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, James Joyce's Ulysses. The emphasis will be on the joy and fun of reading this wonderful and often playful masterwork. We shall place Ulysses in the context of Joyce's writing career, Irish culture, and literary modernism. We shall explore the relationship between Ulysses and other experiments in modernism and show how Ulysses redefines the concepts of epic, hero, and reader. We shall also examine Ulysses as a political novel, including Joyce's response to Yeats and the Irish Revival; Joyce's role in the debate about the direction of Irish politics after Parnell; and Joyce's response to British colonial occupation of Ireland. No previous experience with Joyce is required. (ENGL-PST)


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS)

Program Requirements (ENGL-PST)

Exploratory Studies (EUAREA)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SP, 2024SP, 2022SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8839 ENGL 4700   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Schwarz, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8840 ENGL 4700   IND 601

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Schwarz, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies