Comments on: ULYSSES Readalong Bk 11: Sirens http://www.girldetective.net/?p=6233 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 20:44:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Heidi http://www.girldetective.net/?p=6233&cpage=1#comment-43013 Heidi Thu, 09 Apr 2015 02:16:38 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=6233#comment-43013 Favorite passage this week, Bloom's observations re: our sirens and other bar revelers listening to a shell - "The sea they think they hear. Singing. A roar. The blood is it. Souse* in the ear sometimes. Well, it's a sea. Corpuscle islands." [ML 1946, p. 277] *Souse /sous/ noun 1. liquid, typically salted, used for pickling; 2. (informal) a drunkard Favorite passage this week, Bloom’s observations re: our sirens and other bar revelers listening to a shell - “The sea they think they hear. Singing. A roar. The blood is it. Souse* in the ear sometimes. Well, it’s a sea. Corpuscle islands.” [ML 1946, p. 277]

*Souse /sous/ noun 1. liquid, typically salted, used for pickling; 2. (informal) a drunkard

]]> By: crystal http://www.girldetective.net/?p=6233&cpage=1#comment-43012 crystal Tue, 07 Apr 2015 19:13:39 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=6233#comment-43012 11 To epitimize this episode I would steal a favorite line in an earlier episode and one from this episode: "People do not know how dangerous lovesongs can be" (p. 186) And Too poetical that about the sad. Music did that. Music hath charms. Shakespeare said. Quotations every day in the year. To be or not to be. Wisdom while you wait.(p.280) Was reminded of my favorite Tennyson poem while reading this week. Really loved the poetic stanza-like aspect to the writing style of part of the episode. Favorite line: In drowsy silence gold bent on her page.(p. 264) 11
To epitimize this episode I would steal a favorite line in an earlier episode and one from this episode:

“People do not know how dangerous lovesongs can be” (p. 186)

And

Too poetical that about the sad. Music did that. Music hath charms. Shakespeare said. Quotations every day in the year. To be or not to be. Wisdom while you wait.(p.280)

Was reminded of my favorite Tennyson poem while reading this week. Really loved the poetic stanza-like aspect to the writing style of part of the episode.

Favorite line:

In drowsy silence gold bent on her page.(p. 264)

]]> By: George http://www.girldetective.net/?p=6233&cpage=1#comment-43011 George Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:01:24 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=6233#comment-43011 I think Bloom follows him in because he (Bloom) knows that the assigned time for the affair is 4pm, and he is wondering if (hoping) Boylan is going to skip it. Boylan, I think, goes to see Lenehan, then realizes the time and dashes off. Miss Douce wonders if she did something to drive him away, but really he just has a sure thing to get to. I don't understand how Bloom knows so much about Molly/Boylan's plans. I think Bloom follows him in because he (Bloom) knows that the assigned time for the affair is 4pm, and he is wondering if (hoping) Boylan is going to skip it.
Boylan, I think, goes to see Lenehan, then realizes the time and dashes off. Miss Douce wonders if she did something to drive him away, but really he just has a sure thing to get to.

I don’t understand how Bloom knows so much about Molly/Boylan’s plans.

]]> By: Heidi http://www.girldetective.net/?p=6233&cpage=1#comment-43010 Heidi Tue, 07 Apr 2015 04:26:41 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=6233#comment-43010 Popping in to say I believe Molly & Boylan's assignation is hinted at / foreshadowed in Episode 4: Calypso. "Two letters and a card lay on the hallfloor. He stooped and gathered them. Mrs. Marion Bloom. His quick heart slowed at once. Bold hand. Mrs. Marion " [ML 1946, p. 61]. Later (p. 63) Bloom asks Molly abt the letter. It's from Boylan. "He's bringing the programme." (supposedly for their next musical gig). Also, totally loved the music of language in this episode. Can see there'd be great joy in reading it aloud, as folks do on Bloomsday. Popping in to say I believe Molly & Boylan’s assignation is hinted at / foreshadowed in Episode 4: Calypso. “Two letters and a card lay on the hallfloor. He stooped and gathered them. Mrs. Marion Bloom. His quick heart slowed at once. Bold hand. Mrs. Marion ” [ML 1946, p. 61]. Later (p. 63) Bloom asks Molly abt the letter. It’s from Boylan. “He’s bringing the programme.” (supposedly for their next musical gig).

Also, totally loved the music of language in this episode. Can see there’d be great joy in reading it aloud, as folks do on Bloomsday.

]]> By: Beth http://www.girldetective.net/?p=6233&cpage=1#comment-43009 Beth Tue, 07 Apr 2015 01:19:00 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=6233#comment-43009 I rather liked the Sirens we were introduced to in this section! Especially this line by (I think—it was hard to determine) Miss Kennedy: "Aren't men frightful idiots?" (258) Like, one Mr. Dedalus said a very rape culture-esque line to Ms. Douce: "That was exceedingly naughty of you... Tempting your simple males." (260) No, sir! Of course, right away in the chapter, for a brief moment before I remembered Ulysses was written first, I thought it referenced Lord of the Rings and dwarves: "Low in dark middle earth. Embedded ore." (257) And then, of course, being Ulysses, the strange turn of phrase: "Poop of a lovely." (271) I rather liked the Sirens we were introduced to in this section! Especially this line by (I think—it was hard to determine) Miss Kennedy: “Aren’t men frightful idiots?” (258)

Like, one Mr. Dedalus said a very rape culture-esque line to Ms. Douce: “That was exceedingly naughty of you… Tempting your simple males.” (260)

No, sir!

Of course, right away in the chapter, for a brief moment before I remembered Ulysses was written first, I thought it referenced Lord of the Rings and dwarves: “Low in dark middle earth. Embedded ore.” (257)

And then, of course, being Ulysses, the strange turn of phrase: “Poop of a lovely.” (271)

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