{"product_id":"the-british-army-in-ulysses-peter-fishback-9781735352534","title":"The British Army in Ulysses: Volume II of The British Army on Bloomsday","description":"This is the second volume of a two-volume work entitled \u003ci\u003eThe British Army on Bloomsday\u003c\/i\u003e. It contains detailed explanations of the military allusions in James Joyce's groundbreaking novel, \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as an in-depth look at the two principal, fictional military characters: Major Brian Tweedy and his daughter, Marion (Molly Bloom). Also included are chapters on the minor military characters and personages that appear in the novel, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers (Tweedy's old regiment), Gibraltar of the nineteenth century, and the British Army in Ireland on Bloomsday. The appendices contain period photographs of 1880s Gibraltar (where Molly Bloom spent her formative years) and barracks and other army facilities in Late-Victorian Dublin.\u003cbr\u003e While the first volume focuses on the British Army, this volume, \u003ci\u003eThe British Army in Ulysses\u003c\/i\u003e, narrows in on the novel. The chapters on Molly Bloom and Major Tweedy present new findings that will likely provoke controversy among Joyceans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Introduction: \u003cbr\u003e James Joyce spent a good deal of his youth, and all his university years, in a British Army garrison city: Dublin. Throughout that period, 4,500 to 5,500 soldiers were quartered in that city of 250,000 residents. Barracks and former barracks were situated all over \"dear, dirty Dublin\" and probably one-in-eleven of the young men out in town during the evening and late afternoon was in uniform. The British Army was a major part of Dublin life and so it appears throughout \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e in characters, places, and references to wars and battles. Additionally, Joyce worked on \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e between 1912 and 1922. During that period, two wars were fought in the Balkans in 1913, and a \"Great War\" raged throughout Europe from 1914 through 1918. These conflicts, particularly the Great War, certainly influenced Joyce and his writing. As noted by Greg Winston in \u003ci\u003eJoyce and Militarism\u003c\/i\u003e, \"it is not surprising that in Joyce's writings the martial element is frequent and ubiquitous.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\" ... fervent fans and literary scholars specializing in Joyce will benefit from Fishback's encyclopedic labors.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Fishback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1735352535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735352534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e F.F. Simulations, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Peter Fishback","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437023080703,"sku":"9781735352534","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2ba319f-654b-4f03-a967-9542c4ed3c9b.jpg?v=1777159338","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-british-army-in-ulysses-peter-fishback-9781735352534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}