Joyce’s Creative Process review: Leopold and Molly, from bud to full bloom
A fascinating trawl through Ulysses’ notes and drafts demonstrates that the Blooms were not born out of James Joyce’s vision, but evolved, awkwardly, through revisions
Joyce criticism has long since passed the point of supersaturation, with the result that many new books and articles reprise previously made but forgotten arguments and discoveries. In welcome contrast, Luca Crispi’s new book is a rare beast, a thorough and thoroughly original analysis of Ulysses.
