Parisian Literary Salon

The Ulysses Salon
Parisian Literary Salon News January 12, 2010—London-based Salons

The big news is the start of our six-month study of Ulysses- see below for how, what and why. For those not interested in diving into Joyce madness(or Joyceans who are reading machines), I would like to offer some one-day intensives and possibly a few short Salons. I need some input for these; I have already had a request for Brothers Karamazov which would require two one-day Salon intensives- perhaps a month apart—and a request for a one-day A Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. I would also like to offer a Beloved if there is interest in February; but would like input from those who would be interested in doing this as a one day or a five week study. Please send me your requests and schedule preferences (afternoon vs. evening studies).
I hope everyone had a lovely New Year and is enjoying lots of reading in this time of hibernation…
See you in the pages-
Toby

Ulysses Salon STARTING THE WEEK OF JAUNUARY 26TH

WHERE/WHEN: Meetings mostly in Kentish Town. Once a week from 26 January to the end of June (excluding school breaks), choose either Monday 1.30?3.30pm, Monday 8-10pm or Tuesday 8-10pm
COST £75 for each 5-week session- there will be four total 5 week series.
Email me (via the ‘contact me’ form on the website) to reserve your place and name your preferred meeting time.
Special offer: try the first meeting for free (space-dependant)
RECOMMENDED ANNOTATED EDITION Ulysses (£17.99, Penguin Classics student annotated edition)

A few thoughts about reading the big book..
“You should approach Joyce’s Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith.” William Faulkner

The good news: reading Ulysses is fun. And I don’t mean in a frustrating, overly-analytical see-how much you know way- the language is amazing- even when I don’t understand it- perhaps especially when I don’t understand it- because meaning sneaks in through more than my critical faculty- meaning slides in through sound, through the lushness of the language- through the filmy and substantial images- and suddenly I find myself transported from a walk on a beach to a contemplation of the origins of man- thanks, James Joyce.

For more information, check out the Ulysses description under “What might we read”.