Literary Arts

U for You! Joyce's Ulysses for New Readers (and Re-Readers) (Spring 2026) (Online)

Details

$456 general / $366 members (inclusive of $6 service fee)

Date(s)

Thu, Apr 16 - Wed, Jun 10, 2026

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Contact

Box office: 888-616-0274
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday

info@irishartscenter.org

Location

This class will be conducted via Zoom. Upon registration, you will receive a link to, and instructions for, downloading the free program. Laptop, desktop computer, or tablet with video and audio ability is required.

Overview

Jonathan Goldman, Thursdays, 12pm—1:30pm

9 weekly sessions beginning April 16

Have you always wanted to read Joyce's Ulysses but not gotten around to it—not had the time, not felt ready to tackle a famously difficult novel? The time is now! Join Jonathan Goldman, president of the James Joyce Society and internationally recognized Joyce scholar, in what will be part reading group, part class. All are welcome, whether you have read the novel before or are completely new to it or its author altogether.

The goal of the course will be to walk participants through some of the novel's difficult passages and themes to facilitate not only understanding, but an appreciation of its humor and humanity. The emphasis will always be on the pleasures of consuming Joyce’s masterpiece.

Taking on between one and four chapters each week, by the end of class we will celebrate a real achievement: finishing and, hopefully, loving Ulysses.

Jonathan Goldman

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