Homer's Odyssey:
When after the end of the Trojan war and after spending 10 years on the sea, Odysseus finally reaches Ithaca, he arrives disguised as an old beggar, at the hut of Eumaeus, his swineherd outside the city. His meeting his loyal servant, being offered bread and bed by him, still grieving at his master's absence, is the story told in Book XIV of Odyssey.
James Joyce's Ulysses:
Joyce used the name Eumaeus to refer to the 16th episode/chapter of his Ulysses. It is the first episode of the last book of Ulysses and consists of 3 episodes. It is also the first of the three homecoming episodes. The technique Joyce uses here is in a way very non-Joycean compared to the previous episodes. Here he uses lots of cliches, metaphors, a number of idioms and proverbs, writes long-winded sentences, takes us on a literary ride in which he demonstrates how to write something that is pompous in style and rambles quite a bit.
After having rescued Stephen from the nighttown, Bloom takes him to the cabman's shelter near Butt Bridge to get something to drink. There they get into a conversation with a sailor whose ship had docked just that morning. Though Bloom tries, no real conversation takes place between Stephen and him. Finally Bloom invites Stephen to go with him to his place. Bloom and Stephen walk towards 7 Eccles Street, linked in companionship but apart from each other mentally.
It is 1 a.m.
Selected Highlights of Episode 16 in Ulysses for the Uninitiated:
1. Sayings from Ulysses explored/explained:
- . . . some drinkables in the shape of a milk or soda or a mineral. (16.10)
- . . . he relished a glass of choice old wine in season . . . (16.90)
- Everyone according to his needs or everyone according to his deeds. (16.247)
- I seen him shoot two eggs off two bottles at fifty yards over his shoulder. (16.389)
- And I seen maneaters in Peru that eats corpses and livers of horses. (16.470)
- I'm tired of all them rocks in the sea . . . and boats and ships. Salt junk all the time (16.622)
- Mr Bloom thoroughly acquiesced in the general gist of this though the mystical finesse involved was a bit out of his sublunary depth . . . (16.761)
- He could spin those yarns for hours on end all night long and lie like old boots. (16.822)
- . . . we have the impetuosity of Dante and the isosceles triangle miss Portinari he fell in love with and Leonardo and san Tommaso Mastino. (16.886)
- I resent violence or intolerance in any shape or form. (16.1099)
- . . . Ireland must be important because it belongs to me. (16.1164)
- Can real love, supposing there happens to be another chap in the case, exist between married folk? (16.1385)
(Episode.Line numbers in brackets above are according to the Critical Edition of Ulysses by H. W. Gabler, 1986)
2. Illustrations:
- Watercolours by Catherine Meyer
- Reproduction of the photographs of Charles Steward Parnell and Kitty O'Shea
3. Links to
- The recitation of the poem, The Death of Nelson, by S. J. Arnold, published between 1876-79
- The novel, Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens, written in 1864-65
- The song, When You were Sweet Sixteen, written by James Thornton and sung by Perry Como
And much more!
When after the end of the Trojan war and after spending 10 years on the sea, Odysseus finally reaches Ithaca, he arrives disguised as an old beggar, at the hut of Eumaeus, his swineherd outside the city. His meeting his loyal servant, being offered bread and bed by him, still grieving at his master's absence, is the story told in Book XIV of Odyssey.
James Joyce's Ulysses:
Joyce used the name Eumaeus to refer to the 16th episode/chapter of his Ulysses. It is the first episode of the last book of Ulysses and consists of 3 episodes. It is also the first of the three homecoming episodes. The technique Joyce uses here is in a way very non-Joycean compared to the previous episodes. Here he uses lots of cliches, metaphors, a number of idioms and proverbs, writes long-winded sentences, takes us on a literary ride in which he demonstrates how to write something that is pompous in style and rambles quite a bit.
After having rescued Stephen from the nighttown, Bloom takes him to the cabman's shelter near Butt Bridge to get something to drink. There they get into a conversation with a sailor whose ship had docked just that morning. Though Bloom tries, no real conversation takes place between Stephen and him. Finally Bloom invites Stephen to go with him to his place. Bloom and Stephen walk towards 7 Eccles Street, linked in companionship but apart from each other mentally.
It is 1 a.m.
Selected Highlights of Episode 16 in Ulysses for the Uninitiated:
1. Sayings from Ulysses explored/explained:
- . . . some drinkables in the shape of a milk or soda or a mineral. (16.10)
- . . . he relished a glass of choice old wine in season . . . (16.90)
- Everyone according to his needs or everyone according to his deeds. (16.247)
- I seen him shoot two eggs off two bottles at fifty yards over his shoulder. (16.389)
- And I seen maneaters in Peru that eats corpses and livers of horses. (16.470)
- I'm tired of all them rocks in the sea . . . and boats and ships. Salt junk all the time (16.622)
- Mr Bloom thoroughly acquiesced in the general gist of this though the mystical finesse involved was a bit out of his sublunary depth . . . (16.761)
- He could spin those yarns for hours on end all night long and lie like old boots. (16.822)
- . . . we have the impetuosity of Dante and the isosceles triangle miss Portinari he fell in love with and Leonardo and san Tommaso Mastino. (16.886)
- I resent violence or intolerance in any shape or form. (16.1099)
- . . . Ireland must be important because it belongs to me. (16.1164)
- Can real love, supposing there happens to be another chap in the case, exist between married folk? (16.1385)
(Episode.Line numbers in brackets above are according to the Critical Edition of Ulysses by H. W. Gabler, 1986)
2. Illustrations:
- Watercolours by Catherine Meyer
- Reproduction of the photographs of Charles Steward Parnell and Kitty O'Shea
3. Links to
- The recitation of the poem, The Death of Nelson, by S. J. Arnold, published between 1876-79
- The novel, Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens, written in 1864-65
- The song, When You were Sweet Sixteen, written by James Thornton and sung by Perry Como
And much more!
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