Serial Encounters - Ulysses and the Little Review

Why was the world's most famous Irish novel first published in an obscure journal in New York? How did the first readers greet Joyce's masterpiece? This book goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the very first publication of Ulysses.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: The World of the Little Review


• 2: Trial and Error: The Composition and Production of Ulysses to April 1921


• 3: The Serial Style and Beyond: From the Little Review to Shakespeare and Company


• 4: Paris Departures: Patterns of Post Serial Ulyssean Revision


• Conclusion


• Appendix 1: The Genesis of Ulysses in Typescript


• Appendix 2: Excerpts from a letter by John Quinn to Ezra Pound, 16 October 1920


• Bibliography

About the author

Clare Hutton is Senior Lecturer in English at Loughborough University.

Summary

Why was the world's most famous Irish novel first published in an obscure journal in New York? How did the first readers greet Joyce's masterpiece? This book goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the very first publication of Ulysses.

Additional text

Hutton's thorough, detailed, and clear use of archival evidence and digital collation tools convinces the reader of the importance of analyzing the serial publication of Ulysses in The Little Review.

Product details

• Authors: Clare Hutton, Clare (Senior Lecturer in English Hutton, Hutton Clare
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9780192864628
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286462-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000