Homer's Odyssey:
Nestor, the king of Pylos, has returned to his kingdom after the Trojan war. At the behest of goddess Athena, Telemachus visits him to learn about the whereabouts of his father, Odysseus. This encounter between Nestor and Telemachus is the subject of book 3 of Homer's Odyssey.
James Joyce's Ulysses:
Joyce used the name Nestor to refer to the second episode/chapter of his Ulysses. This episode gives us a glimpse of Stephen as a teacher in a boys' school, whose headmaster is Mr Deasy. The beginning pages of the episode pose quite a challenge to the first-time reader, who has to distinguish between what is actually going on in the class room and what could be Stephen's thoughts, these being triggered by a word/sound Stephen hears.
It is 10 a.m.
Selected Highlights of Episode 2 in Ulysses for the Uninitiated:
1. Sayings from Ulysses explored/explained:
- Fabled daughters of memory. (2.7)
- Yet someone had loved him, borne him in her arms and in her heart. (2.140)
- He proves by algebra that Shakespeare's ghost is Hamlet's grandfather. (2.151)
- And they are the signs of a nation's decay. (2.347)
- History, . . . is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake. (2.377)
- A woman brought sin into the world. (2.390)
- Ireland, they say, has the honour of being the only country which never persecuted the jews. (2.437)
(Episode.Line numbers in brackets above are according to Critical Edition of Ulysses by H. W. Gabler, 1986)
- Photograph of the O'Connell monument in Dublin by Chandra Holm
3. Link to
- The poem, Lycidas, by John Milton (1608-1674)
And much more!
Nestor, the king of Pylos, has returned to his kingdom after the Trojan war. At the behest of goddess Athena, Telemachus visits him to learn about the whereabouts of his father, Odysseus. This encounter between Nestor and Telemachus is the subject of book 3 of Homer's Odyssey.
James Joyce's Ulysses:
Joyce used the name Nestor to refer to the second episode/chapter of his Ulysses. This episode gives us a glimpse of Stephen as a teacher in a boys' school, whose headmaster is Mr Deasy. The beginning pages of the episode pose quite a challenge to the first-time reader, who has to distinguish between what is actually going on in the class room and what could be Stephen's thoughts, these being triggered by a word/sound Stephen hears.
It is 10 a.m.
Selected Highlights of Episode 2 in Ulysses for the Uninitiated:
1. Sayings from Ulysses explored/explained:
- Fabled daughters of memory. (2.7)
- Another victory like that an we are done for. (2.14)
- Of him that walked the waves (2.83)- Yet someone had loved him, borne him in her arms and in her heart. (2.140)
- He proves by algebra that Shakespeare's ghost is Hamlet's grandfather. (2.151)
- And they are the signs of a nation's decay. (2.347)
- History, . . . is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake. (2.377)
- A woman brought sin into the world. (2.390)
- Ireland, they say, has the honour of being the only country which never persecuted the jews. (2.437)
(Episode.Line numbers in brackets above are according to Critical Edition of Ulysses by H. W. Gabler, 1986)
2. Illustrations:
- Cover watercolour by Catherine Meyer- Photograph of the O'Connell monument in Dublin by Chandra Holm
3. Link to
- The poem, Lycidas, by John Milton (1608-1674)
And much more!
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