Fathers Of Western Thought continue their guest blog for the James Joyce Centre, with songs and lyrics based on Ulysses. These songs are based on Nausicaa, Oxen of the Sun and Circe the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth episode. O! O! (Nausicaa) by FathersOfWesternThoughtJJ Lyrics (Panting) Hoopsa! Hoopsa! (Oxen of the Sun) […]
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Leopold Bloom
The everyman hero of Ulysses, Joyce’s reworking of Odysseus. Bloom is 38 years old, Hungarian Jewish from his father (Rudolf Virag) and Irish Catholic from his mother (Ellen Higgins). He currently works as an ad canvasser for the newspaper The Freeman’s Journal, but he’s had other odd jobs throughout his life. He spends the day […]
Buck Mulligan
Buck Mulligan is the antagonist of the Telemachus episode. He attempts to maintain superiority over Stephen Dedalus through mockery and other subtle bullying tactics.
Stephen Dedalus
Stephen Dedalus is the Telamachus character of Joyce’s Odyssey. He is best known for his moody brooding and lives mostly inside of his own head.