The Economy of Ulysses: Making Both Ends MeetSyracuse University Press, 1995 - 472 pages This original and wide-ranging study explores the "economies" of Ulysses using a number of different critical and theoretical methods. Not only do the economic circumstances of the characters Some of the subjects and topics covered include Joyce's own "spendthrift" background, gift exchanges and reciprocity as a fundamental means of reader/author relationship in the novel, money and language, Bloom as an "economic man," the "narrative economy" of "Wandering Rocks," the relationship between commerce and eroticism, the function of sacrifice in the creation of value, counterfeiting, forgery, and other crimes of writing, and a demonstration of how the |
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... suggests that Shakespeare's Shylockian qualities inspired his greatest works ; thus here the association of harlotry and artistry suggests that Stephen is attempting to liberate himself from these nets by abandon- ing all material ties ...
... suggests that Ulysses is realism's counterfeit coin . Nevertheless , the Corley episode illustrates how narrative operates as a medium of exchange and a substitute for labor and suggests that such exchanges occur even when both the ...
... suggests an equality of earning power between the Blooms that is manifest in a " balance of power " that obtains throughout their relationship . These symmetries notwithstanding , Bloom still has 4s 9d in cash and therefore has earned ...
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Miser and Spendthrift | 1 |
Dedalus Dispossessed | 35 |
Economic Man | 70 |
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