Joyce Criticism: “Ulysses”

Joyce Criticism: Ulysses

This section of the Brazen Head profiles annotations, guides, and criticism related to Ulysses, widely considered James Joyce’s masterpiece. Annotated editions of Ulysses are found on this page, followed by two pages of criticism listed in chronological order of publication:

Criticism: Ulysses

Criticism 1927-1999
Twentieth-century criticism of Ulysses tracks the novel from an “obscene” curiosity to a modern masterpiece.

Criticism 2000-Present
A new millennium looks at Joyce’s novel, a period that includes the Ulysses centennial in 2022.

Annotated Editions

Ulysses: Penguin Modern Classics Annotated Student’s Edition

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Ulysses: Penguin Modern Classics Annotated Student’s Edition
By James Joyce
Penguin, 2011

This version of Ulysses contains limited annotations and episode notes. It’s not a bad choice for a reader who doesn’t want to be weighed down with extra guidebooks, but it’s a far cry from having Blamires, Gifford, or Hastings by your side.

Ulysses: Alma Classics Annotated Edition

Ulysses: Alma Classics Annotated Edition
By James Joyce
Third Edition: Alma Classics, 2017

The crowing achievement of Alma Classics’ James Joyce series, this annotated Ulysses has been through three revisions since its introduction in 2012. It contains over 9000 annotations written by Sam Slote, Marc A. Mamigonian, and John Turner. These are keyed to the next using numbers along the margins, then explicated in post-chapter notes. Alma lets you peek inside here, so you can decide whether this style works for you or not. The text is based on the 1939 Odyssey Press version of Ulysses, “which is regarded as the most accurate text published in Joyce’s lifetime.”

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