--- product_id: 129557488 title: "The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses" brand: "routledge" price: "327 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 17 category: "Digital Ebook Purchas" url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/129557488-the-new-bloomsday-book-a-guide-through-ulysses store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses **Brand:** routledge **Price:** 327 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses by routledge - **How much does it cost?** 327 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/129557488-the-new-bloomsday-book-a-guide-through-ulysses) ## Best For - routledge enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted routledge brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51s3c-49DPL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Valuable Example of How NOT to read Ulysses *by O***S on Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2013* If you are reading Ulysses for the first time, I highly recommend you read Jeri Johnson's excellent and (almost) comprehensive introduction Ulysses (Oxford World's Classics) and consult her excellent notes, with introductory headnotes at the beginning of each chapter, as you wish. She has in mind as her audience the person who is about to read Ulysses for the first time. You may want to read the Gabler "restored" edition, but it is worth having Johnson's 1922 edition as well to see what Gabler introduces in his edition--chapter numbers, and chapter numbers at the bottom of each page, typographic changes, and so on. Now to Balmires. By all means, get it. Balmires published his guide in 1966. At that time, Ulysses still needed defenders given the number of attacks on its incomprehensibility. So Balmires is trying to defend the book by making it readable (turning it into something like a Victorian novel), consistent, and coherent. Balmires also alerts the reader to what he takes to be symbols in the novel as well. The guide is mostly a CliffsNotes chapter by chapter plot summary keyed to the Oxford, Random House and Penguin editions. The summaries can be useful since you may have missed something or some things in your first reading. Balmires's most valuable contributions are in sentences he puts in parentheses. And Balmires also gives translations of all German, French, Italian, Greek , and Latin words in Ulysses as well as many of Joyce's sources. For all of these reasons, I recommend the guide. However, I consider the guide to be most valuable if considered as an example of how NOT to read Ulysses because it comes so close to destroying the novel in order to save it. Balmires rides roughshod over everything that makes the novel difficult to read--like the lack of punctuation--in order to paraphrase it. Similarly, Balmires falsifies the novel by trying to make it more coherent than it is. For example, he repeatedly draws analogies between Daedalus and Hamlet when Hamlet is not mentioned in the novel instead of commenting on the moments where Hamlet actually does come up. Similarly, Balmires will assert that such and such is a symbol of y, as if the novel were an allegory. It is not. You may also want to get Ulysses Annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses and use it as a reference work to consult as needed. Gifford gives you WAY too much information, way too much to make it virtually impossible to read the novel and his annotations on it at the same time. Johnson strikes the perfect balance in her notes, giving you the sources of allusions and quotations, translations, and additional information as needed and only as needed. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I Needed Help And I Got It *by J***W on Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2011* I too, like countless others, could not get passed Proteus, chapter 3, line 1: "Ineluctable modality of the visible...". Complete frustration set in and I felt I had no choice but to set aside Joyce's masterpiece - that is until amazon.com sent me my copy of The New Bloomsday Book - A Guide Through Ulysses. With Harry Blamires' help I was able to make substantial progress in a very difficult but rewarding book. Blamires helped me overcome my initial frustration and understand the masterpiece that Ulysses is. By no means am I now an expert on Ulysses; however, I was able to enjoy Dublin through the eyes of Joyces's famous characters. Oh, how I am looking forward to visiting Dublin again, but on some future June 16th. Take the leap - join those of us who are already fans of Ulysses but let this book be your guide. You will not regret it. By the way - there is a $25 paperback version. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential for students studying Joyce *by D***P on Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2020* I got the New Bloomsday book at my professor's recommendation for her class on James Joyce. While it was not required for the course and some may not need the extra help in divining the meaning of the Ulysses, it has helped me tremendously. It helps the reader understand the various references in the text and their significance, while still allowing the reader to think critically for themselves about each episode in the Ulysses. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/129557488-the-new-bloomsday-book-a-guide-through-ulysses](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/129557488-the-new-bloomsday-book-a-guide-through-ulysses) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-05-23*