"This day celebrates the life and writing of Irish author James Joyce (1882-1941), chiefly be(by) retracing the route through Dublin taken by Leonard* Bloom, the central character in _Ulysses_....the action of the
novel takes place entirely on a single day: 16 June 1904, which was also
the day Joyce first went out with Nora Barnacle, whom he later married."
*That's _Leopold_ Bloom! Two gaffes in two days! This book needed an
editor.
Bloomsday is a real thing. A few years ago I went to a Bloomsday
celebration at a local "Irish pub" called the Dogs Bollix. Some
professional readings, some amateur singings, and lots of drinkings.
Good fun.
When I briefly visited Pula, Croatia (at the southern tip of Istria) in
2009, I was surprised to see a life-size image* of JJ, seated at a table outside a local cafe. I knew he had lived in Trieste (which is not far
away); but before that, for a few months 1904-5, he had a job in Pula
(then called Pola), teaching English at the Berlitz School, mainly to Austro-Hungarian naval officers.
*I wanted to say "statue", but is it a statue if it's sitting? Sitting
on a horse, OK, but sitting at a table, drinking coffee?
"While he was in Pola he organised the local printing of his broadsheet
The Holy Office, which satirised both William Butler Yeats and George
William Russell,"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Joyce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula
"This day celebrates the life and writing of Irish author James Joyce (1882-1941), chiefly be retracing the route through Dublin taken by Leonard* Bloom, the central character in _Ulysses_....the action of the novel takes place entirely on a single day: 16 June 1904, which was also the day Joyce first went out with Nora Barnacle, whom he later married."
*That's _Leopold_ Bloom! Two gaffes in two days! This book needed an editor.
Bloomsday is a real thing. A few years ago I went to a Bloomsday celebration at
a local "Irish pub" called the Dogs Bollix. Some professional readings, some amateur singings, and lots of drinkings. Good fun.
When I briefly visited Pula, Croatia (at the southern tip of Istria) in 2009, I
was surprised to see a life-size image* of JJ, seated at a table outside a local cafe. I knew he had lived in Trieste (which is not far away); but before
that, for a few months 1904-5, he had a job in Pula (then called Pola), teaching English at the Berlitz School, mainly to Austro-Hungarian naval officers.
*I wanted to say "statue", but is it a statue if it's sitting? Sitting on a horse, OK, but sitting at a table, drinking coffee?
"While he was in Pola he organised the local printing of his broadsheet The Holy Office, which satirised both William Butler Yeats and George William Russell,"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Joyce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula
On 6/15/2024 4:56 PM, Ross Clark wrote:
"This day celebrates the life and writing of Irish author James Joyce
(1882-1941), chiefly be(by) retracing the route through Dublin taken
by Leonard* Bloom, the central character in _Ulysses_....the action of
the novel takes place entirely on a single day: 16 June 1904, which
was also the day Joyce first went out with Nora Barnacle, whom he
later married."
*That's _Leopold_ Bloom! Two gaffes in two days! This book needed an
editor.
Bloomsday is a real thing. A few years ago I went to a Bloomsday
celebration at a local "Irish pub" called the Dogs Bollix. Some
professional readings, some amateur singings, and lots of drinkings.
Good fun.
When I briefly visited Pula, Croatia (at the southern tip of Istria)
in 2009, I was surprised to see a life-size image* of JJ, seated at a
table outside a local cafe. I knew he had lived in Trieste (which is
not far away); but before that, for a few months 1904-5, he had a job
in Pula (then called Pola), teaching English at the Berlitz School,
mainly to Austro-Hungarian naval officers.
there is a pub (with Blue Tiles) that Joyce frequented in Trieste ?
*I wanted to say "statue", but is it a statue if it's sitting? Sitting
on a horse, OK, but sitting at a table, drinking coffee?
"While he was in Pola he organised the local printing of his
broadsheet The Holy Office, which satirised both William Butler Yeats
and George William Russell,"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Joyce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula
one theory (or story) is that... on their first date...
Nora went down on Jim... made him really happy.
On 16/06/2024 12:49 p.m., HenHanna wrote:
On 6/15/2024 4:56 PM, Ross Clark wrote:
"This day celebrates the life and writing of Irish author James Joyce
(1882-1941), chiefly be(by) retracing the route through Dublin taken by
Leonard* Bloom, the central character in _Ulysses_....the action of the
novel takes place entirely on a single day: 16 June 1904, which was
also the day Joyce first went out with Nora Barnacle, whom he later
married."
*That's _Leopold_ Bloom! Two gaffes in two days! This book needed an editor.
Bloomsday is a real thing. A few years ago I went to a Bloomsday
celebration at a local "Irish pub" called the Dogs Bollix. Some
professional readings, some amateur singings, and lots of drinkings.
Good fun.
When I briefly visited Pula, Croatia (at the southern tip of Istria) in
2009, I was surprised to see a life-size image* of JJ, seated at a
table outside a local cafe. I knew he had lived in Trieste (which is
not far away); but before that, for a few months 1904-5, he had a job
in Pula (then called Pola), teaching English at the Berlitz School,
mainly to Austro-Hungarian naval officers.
there is a pub (with Blue Tiles) that Joyce frequented in Trieste� ?
Could well be. We were only in Trieste for a couple of hours, and
weren't looking for a pub or for Joyceana. I seem to remember a
bookshop named after him right at the railway station, but it doesn't
seem to be there any more.
*I wanted to say "statue", but is it a statue if it's sitting? Sitting
on a horse, OK, but sitting at a table, drinking coffee?
"While he was in Pola he organised the local printing of his broadsheet
The Holy Office, which satirised both William Butler Yeats and George
William Russell,"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Joyce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula
one theory (or story) is that...� on their first date...
���������������������� Nora went down on Jim... made him really happy.
I thought it was a hand job.
"This day celebrates the life and writing of Irish author James Joyce (1882-1941), chiefly be retracing the route through Dublin taken by
Leonard* Bloom, the central character in _Ulysses_....the action of the
novel takes place entirely on a single day: 16 June 1904, which was also
the day Joyce first went out with Nora Barnacle, whom he later married."
*That's _Leopold_ Bloom! Two gaffes in two days! This book needed an
editor.
Bloomsday is a real thing. A few years ago I went to a Bloomsday
celebration at a local "Irish pub" called the Dogs Bollix. Some
professional readings, some amateur singings, and lots of drinkings.
Good fun.
When I briefly visited Pula, Croatia (at the southern tip of Istria) in
2009, I was surprised to see a life-size image* of JJ, seated at a table outside a local cafe. I knew he had lived in Trieste (which is not far
away); but before that, for a few months 1904-5, he had a job in Pula
(then called Pola), teaching English at the Berlitz School, mainly to Austro-Hungarian naval officers.
*I wanted to say "statue", but is it a statue if it's sitting? Sitting
on a horse, OK, but sitting at a table, drinking coffee?
"While he was in Pola he organised the local printing of his broadsheet
The Holy Office, which satirised both William Butler Yeats and George
William Russell,"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Joyce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula
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