Ulysses Companion
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Ulysses Companion

A plain-English reading guide to James Joyce's Ulysses — all 18 episodes, characters, themes, and Dublin context.

Start here

  • Beginner's guide
  • How to read for the first time
  • Why is Ulysses difficult?
  • Do you need a guide?
  • Best edition for beginners

Characters & concepts

  • All characters
  • Who is Leopold Bloom?
  • Who is Molly Bloom?
  • Who is Stephen Dedalus?
  • Who is Buck Mulligan?

Style & place

  • All themes
  • Themes in Ulysses
  • Styles by episode
  • Interior monologue
  • Dublin map & locations

Guides & summaries

  • Episode summaries
  • Homeric parallels
  • Comparison index
  • Glossary
  • What is Bloomsday?

Read along

  • All episodes
  • Daily companion
  • Telemachus ✦ Calypso
  • Nestor ✦ Lotus Eaters
  • About this guide

Every episode

  • I. Telemachus
  • II. Nestor
  • III. Proteus
  • IV. Calypso
  • V. Lotus Eaters
  • VI. Hades
  • VII. Aeolus
  • VIII. Lestrygonians
  • IX. Scylla and Charybdis
  • X. Wandering Rocks
  • XI. Sirens
  • XII. Cyclops
  • XIII. Nausicaa
  • XIV. Oxen of the Sun
  • XV. Circe
  • XVI. Eumaeus
  • XVII. Ithaca
  • XVIII. Penelope

Homeric parallels, episode by episode

  • I. Telemachus
  • II. Nestor
  • III. Proteus
  • IV. Calypso
  • V. Lotus Eaters
  • VI. Hades
  • VII. Aeolus
  • VIII. Lestrygonians
  • IX. Scylla & Charybdis
  • X. Wandering Rocks
  • XI. Sirens
  • XII. Cyclops
  • XIII. Nausicaa
  • XIV. Oxen of the Sun
  • XV. Circe
  • XVI. Eumaeus
  • XVII. Ithaca
  • XVIII. Penelope

“Yes I said yes I will Yes.”

For the love of Joyce · 1922 — 2026