2.21 analysing Scylla & Charybdis 2

Our reading of the first 12 or so pages of this episode (podcast 2.19) is sufficiently challenging as to warrant two analysis podcasts (2.20 and 2.21). The aim is to provide a decent base of understanding to enable much quicker future progress through this dense episode. Stephen continues to ponder whether Shakespeare draws from his own life experiences to produce the plays generally and Hamlet in particular (Scylla) or whether they are all products of his own imagination (Charybdis). And of course, as Stephen talks of Hamnet, we think of poor Rudy Bloom.This podcast forms part of an educational reading group and is intended for criticism, discussion, and study. James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922) is in the public domain in the UK. This recording includes commentary, interpretation, and contextual explanation, and is not presented as a standalone audiobook. The readings in this podcast are provided for educational and discussion purposes. They are interwoven with commentary and analysis videos and are not intended to reproduce any specific commercial edition. The underlying text of Ulysses is in the public domain in the UK, and the reading here is part of a broader interpretive session. During sessions I refer to several editions of Ulysses for ease of navigation, including the Penguin Modern Classics edition or the Bodley Head 1993 'Gabler' edition or the Project Gutenberg e-book based on pre-1923 print editions. And may read from each and other editions. Page references are provided to help readers follow along in whichever edition they own. The reading itself is embedded within the broader commentary and discussion of the analysis podcasts and is not intended as a verbatim reproduction of any particular edition. This podcast contains or refers to commentary, analysis, and original discussion.© 2026 North London Ulysses and Russell Raphael. All rights reserved.