James Joyce
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In this rare 1924 recording, James Joyce reads from the Aeolus episode of his masterpiece, Ulysses. The recording was arranged and financed by the author's friend and publisher Sylvia Beach, who brought him by taxi to the HMV (His Master's Voice) gramophone studio in the Paris suburb of Billancourt. The first session didn't go well. Joyce was nervous and suffering from his recurring eye troubles. He and Beach returned another day to finish the recording....
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"Eveline" is a short story from James Joyce's classic Dubliners. Nineteen-year-old Eveline has decided to leave home, but her future journey may not be all that she hopes. Like other stories in Dubliners, "Eveline" offers a penetrating analysis of Dublin society, especially its stagnation and paralysis. Each story incorporates epiphanies, by which Joyce meant to convey a sudden consciousness of the "soul" of a thing.
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In short stories, poems, and monumental novels, James Joyce set out to discover the meaning of his nationality, simultaneously celebrating and ridiculing the history of Ireland in the brilliant style that has made him the most towering figure in the literary landscape of the early 20th century. In this audio, Dublin-born Gabriel Byrne brings to life Joyce's short stories from Dubliners, as well as selections from the brilliant A Portrait of the Artist...
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Molly Bloom's famous soliloquy from James Joyce's Ulysses is a languorous internal monologue, in which the passionate wife of Leopold Bloom meditates on love and life. While Bloom sleeps beside her (head to toe), Molly recalls her many infidelities, including the energetic sexual encounter enjoyed that very afternoon. Though difficult to read straight from the page, Marcella Riordan's beautiful reading of this passage brings out all the wit and passion...
5) Arabia
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Español
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Arabia cuenta en primera persona la historia de un adolescente enamorado de la hermana de su amigo.
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Texto que pertenece a la colección de una serie de cuentos reunidos en "Dublineses" de James Joyce. En este relato, se narra el reencuentro de dos amigos, Gallaher y Chandler, quienes después de ocho años sin verse comparten diversos recuerdos. El primero, es exitoso y le menciona a su amigo los lugares que ha conocido en Europa; mientras que el segundo, es un hombre introvertido que tiene algunos proyectos frustrados.