Ulysses revisited: Mr. Joyce: ‘literary genius’

Ulysses is the Roman name for Odysseus, in Greek mythology the king of Ithaca and central figure of the Odyssey, renowned for his cunning and resourcefulness. Traditionally ascribed to Homer, the epic poem traditionally describes the travels of Odysseus during his ten years of wandering after the sack of Troy. He eventually returned home to...

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Eminent Family JOLY: Ireland and beyond

On 22 September 1977 a lecture was delivered to the National Library of Ireland Society in the National Gallery on The Joly Family - Jaspar Robert Joly and the National Library. The Irish University Review, a Journal of Irish Studies, printed the substance of the lecture in The National Library of Ireland Centenary Issue 1877-1977....

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