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Question: Could someone please tell me about Ulysses!? !?
Sorry, don't know if I spelled it right!. I' ve heard a lot about that book on here and in other places, but I was just wondering if someone could tell me whether it is good, and what it is about, without any spoilers!. Thanks!. Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Well, there is the famous Greek epic poem written by Homer!. It's called the Odyssey - and the hero of the story is Odysseus or (his Latin name was Ulysses)!. It is a poem written around 800BC or so and features the adventures of Odysseus as he makes his way home after 10 years of war at Troy!. (The companion poem is called the Iliad and it tells the story of the battle for Troy)!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Odysseus


also -- there is a modern novel callled Ulysses!. It was written by James Joyce, and published in 1922, It is considered one of the most important works of Modernist literature!. Ulysses chronicles the passage through Dublin by its main character, Leopold Bloom, during an ordinary day, June 16, 1904!. The title alludes to the hero of Homer's Odyssey (Latinised into Ulysses), and there are many parallels, both implicit and explicit, between the two works (e!.g!., the correspondences between Leopold Bloom and Odysseus, Molly Bloom and Penelope, and Stephen Dedalus and Telemachus)!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Ulysses_(no!.!.!.
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Odysseus or Ulysses was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey!. He was the King of Ithaca, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, and son of Laertes and Anticlea, Odysseus is renowned for his guile and resourcefulness, and is hence known by the epithet Odysseus the Cunning!.!. He is most famous for the ten eventful years he took to return home after the ten-year Trojan War!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Try "The Penelopiad" by Margaret Atwood!. It shows a great view from Penelope, Odysseus' wife, as she waits for his return from the Trojan war!.Www@QuestionHome@Com