Curated Video
Stylistic Techniques in James Joyce's Ulysses
James Joyce's "Ulysses" is celebrated for its stream of consciousness technique and innovative exploration of language and structure across its 18 episodes, each uniquely styled to mirror episodes from Homer's Odyssey. The novel...
Curated Video
James Joyce: Early Life and Inspiration for Ulysses
This video introduces us to the life and influences of the author James Joyce as well as the controversial reception and subsequent acclaim of his novel "Ulysses". Following its initial publication in 1922, the novel faced and eventually...
Curated Video
Understanding James Joyce's Ulysses
After leaving Dublin at age 22, James Joyce's life became a continuous journey of physical and intellectual exploration, which is reflected in his masterwork "Ulysses," inspired by Homer's Odyssey. The novel, which Joyce spent seven...
Oxford Comma
Ending Explained! Joyce's "Araby"
James Joyce is one of the greatest writers of all time, but that doesn't make his work easy to understand. This video covers the major events of his most famous short story: "Araby," and pays particular attention to those confusing last...
PBS
How Greek Mythology Inspires Us (feat. Lindsay Ellis) | PBS Digital Studios
Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is one of history’s most famous novels and one of the longest-running musicals in Broadway history. On this special episode of It’s Lit! we explore how Les Miserable became both a national and revolutionary...
PBS
The Case for Fan Fiction (feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes)
For years writers of fan fiction were shamed, the butt of jokes, and even subject to copyright litigation. However, in the past few years, with the fan fiction writers of today becoming the published mainstream authors of today the past...
Press Association
Bloomsday celebrations underway in Dublin
Events take place in Dublin as part of the annual Bloomsday celebrations.
Bloomsday is a celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce, observed annually worldwide on June 16, the day his 1922 novel Ulysses takes place in 1904,...
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This Week In History 1/10 - 1/16
This Week In History 1/10 - 1/16 (Footage by Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Paris landmark Lutetia hotel closes for makeover
CLEAN : Paris landmark Lutetia hotel closes for makeover
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Paris landmark Lutetia hotel shuts for makeover
CLEAN : Paris landmark Lutetia hotel shuts for makeover
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read James Joyce's "Ulysses"?
What is Bloomsday? Why would thousands travel to Dublin on this day to visit sites depicted in a novel that is ridiculously hard to read? Why even bother with reading such a book? Find out by viewing a short video that suggests the...
The School of Life
James Joyce
James Joyce was not the first writer to use stream of consciousness, but the sensory experience in such novels as Ulysses and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was revolutionary in the literary world. Learn more...
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The School of Life: What Is the Stream of Consciousness?
This video describes what we mean by 'stream of consciousness' and how writers such as Anthony Trollope and James Joyce have tried to convey it in their works. It then discusses possible strategies for tapping into our inner thought...