James Joyce

Scott Shepherd holds his arms out on stage

This Play Finds the Fun in James Joyce’s Daunting ‘Ulysses’

Joyce’s mammoth masterpiece has been scaring off readers for more than a century. Elevator Repair Service’s production puts the story’s humor and humanity front and center.

Malcolm Jones

POETIC PEREGRINATIONS

Is Dublin the World’s Most Walkable City?

It’s certainly the most famously walkable, thanks to James Joyce, and among the most hospitable.

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STATELY, PLUMP

Happy Birthday to the Dirtiest Book of All

The granddaddy of “dirty” books turns 100 today.

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GHOSTS

When James Joyce Wrote the Best Christmas Story Ever

Because nothing says holiday cheer like tuberculosis and an awareness of our own mortality.

Allen Barra

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HELPING HANDS

The Next Time You Admire a Picasso, Thank a Lesbian

Diana Souhami’s new book, “No Modernism Without Lesbians,” spotlights the women who ensured history would remember artists like Picasso, Joyce, and Eliot.

Arvind Dilawar

Mind Games

Big Questions, Big Fun: ‘Travesties’ Returns to Broadway

In ‘Travesties,’ the question of what art is becomes a bracing comedic rollercoaster involving Lenin and James Joyce, while a fight for college places unfolds in ‘Transfers.’

Tim Teeman

James Joyce

This Play Finds the Fun in James Joyce’s Daunting ‘Ulysses’

Is Dublin the World’s Most Walkable City?

Happy Birthday to the Dirtiest Book of All

When James Joyce Wrote the Best Christmas Story Ever

The Next Time You Admire a Picasso, Thank a Lesbian

Big Questions, Big Fun: ‘Travesties’ Returns to Broadway

How To Have Dinner With James Joyce

The Lost Generation’s Lost Bookstore

How Judge Woolsey Set ‘Ulysses’ Free

Viral Vid: A 'Bloomsday' Primer

The Darker Side of Joyce’s Trieste