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Book SynopsisJames Joyce’s
Ulysses was deeply influenced by the
Aeneid, Virgil’s epic poem about the journey of Aeneas and the foundation of Rome. Randall Pogorzelski applies modern theories of nationalism, intertextuality, and reception studies to illuminate how both writers confronted issues of nationalism, colonialism, political violence, and freedom during times of crisis.
Trade Review“Finally . . . . a work on Joyce and a classical author that does equal justice to both. . . . Pogorzelski works with a deeply nuanced view of both Ulysses and the Aeneid and, intriguingly, uses Joyce as a way to gain insight into Virgil just as he uses Virgil to shed light on Joyce.”—Classical Review
“Demonstrates not only that ancient texts are ‘enriched by a long tradition of reception,’ but that cultural works speak through voices of the past and the future, and that cultural, geographical, and political borders are often only imagined.”—Phoenix
“Engagement with and interrogation of Pogorzelski’s provocative contribution will advance the comparative study of ancient and modern literature, as indeed of antiquity and modernity.”—Vergilius
“[Adds] a valuable treatise to the body of scholarship highlighting the links between Joyce’s semi-colonial novel and the epics of both Homer and Virgil.”—Books Ireland
