EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 1H 2M
2.35 reading Cyclops 1
from North London Ulysses · host Russell Raphael
Here we begin the Cyclops episode and this time Russell will read about one third of the chapter. As per usual, his accent is diabolical. It's such an interesting episode in which the style changes yet again. We now have two narrators, both unnamed, perhaps reflecting Noman, the pseudonym Odysseus selects in The Odyssey. We meet the first as the episode begins, and immediately observe him to be both narrator and participant in the proceedings, an early evening drinking session in Barney Kiernan's pub in north central Dublin. The second parodies the proceedings so we'll call him the parodist and he interjects throughout to lampoon events as they occur. We meet another unnamed person, known only as the citizen, one of the most memorable and controversial characters in the novel. A strident bombastic and racist nationalist into whose purview, walks Bloom. Penguin Classic: 376Gabler: 240Project Guttenberg: I was just passing the time of dayThis 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.
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Here we begin the Cyclops episode and this time Russell will read about one third of the chapter. As per usual, his accent is diabolical. It's such an interesting episode in which the style changes yet again. We now have two narrators, both unnamed, perhaps reflecting Noman, the pseudonym Odysseus selects in The Odyssey. We meet the first as the episode begins, and immediately observe him to be both narrator and participant in the proceedings, an early evening drinking session in Barney Kiernan's pub in north central Dublin. The second parodies the proceedings so we'll call him the parodist and he interjects throughout to lampoon events as they occur. We meet another unnamed person, known only as the citizen, one of the most memorable and controversial characters in the novel. A strident bombastic and racist nationalist into whose purview, walks Bloom. Penguin Classic: 376Gabler: 240Project Guttenberg: I was just passing the time of dayThis 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.
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