Joseph O'Connor, Edna O'Brien and Gerry O'Flaherty recall the events and characters of this day and explore why James Joyce's fictionalised events of an ordinary day should become such a literary masterpiece.

Reading Ulysses: Introduction to Ulysses

James Joyce's 'Ulysses' is one of the most important works of modernist literature. The book chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin during an ordinary day, 16 June 1904 (the day of Joyce's first date with his future wife, Nora Barnacle). In 1982 RTÉ Radio celebrated the centenary of Joyce's birth with a dramatised full production of 'Ulysses'; this broadcast is now considered one of the definitive adaptations of the book. See RTE.ie/ulysses for more.

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Stephen breakfasts at the Tower in Sandycove.

Episode 1 - Telemachus

Episode 2 - Nestor

Episode 3 - Proteus

Episode 4 - Calypso

Bloom goes to the Post Office on Westland Row and then buys some soap at Sweny's.

Reading Ulysses: Introduction to Ulysses

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