Edward Quinn author and photographer captures the everyday life of the people in the same manner as James Joyce himself. Quinn uses a reporter style collecting in his images what Joyce called 'epiphanies'. Quinn roamed day until dusk not only caught notings of words and phrases, he caught the incidents of the way the Irish live and the atomsphere of the places as Joyce saw it. Selected writings from Joyce's works, 'Dubliners', 'Ulysses' 'A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man' 'Finnegan's Wake' and the autobiography 'Stephen Hero' creates a spiritual manifestation of Quinn's photographs. The book also commerates the annual Bloomsday to celebrate Joyce's memory and his contribution to his Ireland he wrote about.

An essential guide to understanding Bloom's perception of himself. Davison makes it clear that Joyce's undrstanding of Jews was fluid.

This book has been a classic in Joyce studies for many years. Joyce had said famously that if you wanted to understand his writing you first had to understand Aquinas. Jumping off from this typically Joycean hyperbole, Noon explicates Joyce's Catholicism from the angle of Thomistic Aesthetics. A technical/theological subject made very readable. A must for any wannabe Joyce scholar .

I read Dubliners this summer with this book as my guide. It never left my bedside table. The political, cultural, and religious insight this book provides into Joyce's works is invaluable. Since Joyce apparently directed his stories and novels to an audience that he assumed was already familiar with Irish politics and culture, religion, literature, and geography, it is nearly impossible for the average American student to understand or appreciate his works. Without this book, I might not have understood much of Dubliners, and I certainly would not have enjoyed it. But with the help of this book, I got through Dubliners and was inspired to read Portrait of the Artist as well.

OK, so I basically stole the title for this review from Dylan Thomas (another author to read!). At any rate, it seems this oversized book is out of print, although Amazon.com will try to find it for you. If they can't...

122 pages of fascinating photos, drawings, manuscript revisions, and quotes by Joyce; statues, drawings, photos, and even stamps of Joyce! The prints are excellent, and help you feel like you know the man (and family) just a little bit better. Originally published at $39.95 (a price for Joyce fans only, I think), its new low cost makes it an excellent purchase for all interested in literature and/or photography. I haven't seen the $72 "Images of Joyce," (sold at Amazon) but this well-designed book, showing Joyce at various ages and locations, is well worth looking for.

This is a great book both as a simple cookbook (best oxtail soup recipe I've found) and just for fun. It takes the dishes mentioned in ULYSSES and gives recipes as well as putting them in the context of the book. Most of the recipes are period; no microwaves here. But I'm no great cook, and I've found that I can do just fine with most of the recipes, though many are too time-consuming for everyday use. But for special occasions, the recipes are wonderful to actually use and the rest of the time the book provides a historical reference and insight into Joyce's masterpiece.

The explanation of the first paragraph of "Finnegans Wake" alone is worth the price of admission! Keep this book in mind every time you're in a used bookstore.

Wow. What a great read. I especially liked where the dwarves were lost in the forest and the cyborgs told them how to find the beach party. When Frankie Vallee showed up, I was blown away! You gotta get this one. A must have!

This is certainly not one of the more insightful books on the subject, and is unfortunately attuned only to those topics of influence that have been better covered elsewhere. For the beginner, esp. those who do not have access to the better studies, this book is not without value. Somewhat recommended.

This book belongs on the short list of modern classics along with Jack O'Connell's WORD MADE FLESH and Brock Kraft's THE LOST BOOK OF RAZIEL. The imaginary cities of Quinsigamond and Hamilton are not more complete without the addition of enigmatic Joyce Hilary James and Arthur Nevis. "The true etymology of the name lares (now signifying 'ghosts') must be sought in the Etruscan word 'lars'...They are the 'lares,' the conductors and leaders of men and women worldwide..."