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Published as part of the highly regarded Twayne’s Masterwork Studies by Twayne Publishers Inc., U.S., Ulysses: Portals of Discovery offers a masterclass in literary criticism designed to demystify James Joyce’s notoriously challenging novel. The study provides readers with a clear blueprint of Ulysses, chapter by chapter, mapping out the elaborate parallels to Homer’s Odyssey, the shifting narrative styles, and the rich Dublin geography embedded in the text. Crucially, the analysis places Joyce’s work firmly within the socio-political and colonial anxieties of early 20th-century Ireland. It is an essential companion volume for university students, Joyce scholars, and brave general readers attempting to navigate the complex streams of consciousness within modernism’s greatest triumph.