In this section of Ulysses we shift from the male dominated narrative of the previous twelve episodes into a female perspective. Bloom is noticing several women on the Sandymount Strand. He watches as two of the women minister to their children, while the third, Gerty MacDowell turns her attention to him.
It’s an interesting change of affairs as Gerty does things to get Bloom’s attention, and wonders about his background. Meanwhile Bloom becomes aroused by Gerty’s actions and ends up having to relieve his arousal. This section is replete with many cliche’s of sexuality, including fireworks during the denouement of Bloom’s arousal.
While the previous episode focused on Bloom’s jealousy of Boylan and Molly, and the actions of the citizen in causing aggravation, we now have a odd twist where the perspective is changed up. And we have Bloom having an un-consumated tryst with a woman who has a lame foot. And all of this is paralleled by a rather unusual sequence in which Gerty is seen as Mary, while the participants at a nearby church appeal to the Virgin Mary.
Musically this episode focuses on the secrets within the text, the things that go unsaid an unnoticed by all in the context of the novel. Those things that are only noticed from the readers perspective.
Readings
In the past I’ve actually included the text of the poems or stories as part of the show notes. In the case of Ulysses that would be a bit on the incredibly heavy side. Instead I have produced a guide: CerebralMix Ulysses Series that provides the references that I am using, along with a show guide to the whole broadcast of this series.
Listen Hear
Playlist
00:00:00
SndChaser
CerebralMix Ulysses Nausicaa Pt 1
00:20:27
Desperate Mars
Secrets Nebula
00:22:36
Subjectjazz Records
Dirty Quartet Part IV
00:25:38
MIT Concert Choir
Veris leta facies
00:29:46
brokenkites
secret life
00:33:49
SndChaser
CerebralMix Ulysses Nausicaa Pt 2
00:50:27
All Objects Lost
She Who Keeps The World
00:56:05
Jonathan Coulton
Tom Cruise Crazy
00:59:43
The Sharp Things
Secrets and Lies
01:02:46
James Kibbie
BWV657 Nun danket alle Gott
01:06:36
Antimon
Tumble Dry
01:12:09
SndChaser
CerebralMix Ulysses Nausicaa Pt 3
01:28:49
ManMadeMan
Wow Wow
01:35:09
Bruce H McCosar
Rain Just Keeps Coming Down
01:39:14
Spiedkiks
Until They Kick Us Outside
01:42:28
PeerGynt Lobogris
Secret Message
01:46:49
Secret Archives of the Vatican
Hunter’s Moon
01:53:36
plusplus
Gentle Man
01:59:06
SndChaser
CerebralMix Ulysses: Nausicaa Pt 4
02:36:41
Jonathan Mann
I’m Sure Your Gods’ll Save You
02:39:59 Vlisa Secret History Fugadiscos
02:41:31
Mr. Moods
Shy Mushrooms (with Emily Jane Carmen & LR-60)
02:45:30
mystified
secret journey
02:49:45
Goodbye Kumiko
Bicycle Waltz
02:52:42
Triplexity
Lucky Number Seven
02:58:36
SndChaser
CerebralMix Ulysses: Outro
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