Sensational Joyce : the psychology of Ulysses / John Gordon ; foreword by Sam Slote.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, John, 1945- author.

Contributor:

Slote, Sam, writer of foreword.

Series:

The Florida James Joyce Series

Florida James Joyce series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Ulysses--Criticism and interpretation.

Joyce, James.

Joyce, James, 1882-1941--Criticism and interpretation.

English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2025.

Summary:

"Exploring how Ulysses imitates the human mind at work, connecting close readings to psychological theories of Joyce's time In this book, John Gordon uses historically oriented close readings to demonstrate that Ulysses is a book that mimics the workings of the human mind. Gordon highlights James Joyce's exceptional ability to capture and represent lived experiences, showing how Joyce's writings display the ways specific minds interact with their environments. Ulysses is portrayed here as having its own evolving consciousness. Sensational Joyce is the first book on Joyce's psychology to engage deeply with theorists beyond Freud, Jung, or Lacan. Gordon explains how Joyce used other psychological theories, like William James's ideas on stimulus and response, Gestalt psychology, John Watson's behaviorism, and trauma research. The book also includes discussions of phenomena considered experimental at the time, such as telepathy, telekinesis, precognition, and spiritualism. Gordon examines the characters of sensitive intellectual Stephen Dedalus and advertising professional Leopold Bloom, following the book's centers of consciousness into the visionary, hallucinatory, and prophetic final chapters. Gordon highlights how Joyce's unique writing style transforms sensations and stimuli into thoughts and responses. As Ulysses progresses, the sensational-meaning sensory data-becomes sensationalistic. In tracing the contemporary theories of psychology evidenced in the novel, Sensational Joyce presents many new and original interpretations that can be applied to other works by Joyce, especially Finnegans Wake. A volume in the Florida James Joyce Series, edited by Sam Slote"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book demonstrates that James Joyce's Ulysses is a book that imitates the workings of the human mind, connecting close readings of the novel's text to psychological theories of Joyce's time"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

"Percepts"

"Self"

"Adverting"

"Avant Vu"

"Portals of Discovery"

"Will"

"Love"

"Bloom, Subconsciously"

"Ghost Story"

""Oxen of the Sun": An Experiential Reading"

"Milly"

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8130-7168-2

0-8130-7403-7

0-8130-7378-2

OCLC:

1522804411