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Professor Catherine Flynn discusses the Nausicaa episode of James Joyce's Ulysses and its historical significance.

Professor Catherine Flynn of the University of California, Berkeley, joins Ulysses in 80 to explore the Nausicaa episode of James Joyce's Ulysses—the chapter that sparked one of the most famous censorship battles in literary history. Editor of The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses and co-host of the U22 podcast, Catherine combines deep scholarship with an engaging and welcoming approach to Joyce. In this conversation, she shares insights into Nausicaa, reflects on why Ulysses continues to reward re...

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Host: mark sanford gross

Guest: Catherine Flynn

Topics covered

• Nausicaa episode
• James Joyce
• literary censorship
• Ulysses analysis
• scholarship
• literature

Keywords

• Nausicaa
• James Joyce
• Ulysses
• literary history
• censorship
• scholarship
• literature

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Organizations: University of California, Berkeley

Books & works: Ulysses, The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses, U22 podcast

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