If we were to believe that the coming together of Bloom and Stephen was going to be the ultimate denouement to Ulysses we would have been quite mistaken as the the Ithaca episode shows. Stephen and Bloom have a relationship that centers around their “otherness” in relationship to each other. There is no better example of this than when Stephen utters an anti-Semitic story after they have been exchanging writings in Gaelic and Hebrew.
Thus it’s no surprise that the two part, while still on good terms, without there really being an agreement, or some kind of coming together on a different level as friends. There can’t be such a relationship between them, their differences and the tensions between them because of their differences get in the way.
This is part of why the narrative has taken a turn for a more itemized, or clinical approach in this section. It isolates each of the characters, and serves to highlight the differences between them. This bears the idea that there is no easy conclusion to a story when it is drawn with characters that are not merely facets of each other, but are independent and complete in their own right.
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 Episode 20: Intro
00:00:19
Lara St John
Sonata No 3 in C Major BWV 1005
00:04:49
Radioactive Sandwich
Chongo
00:11:17
One Tasty Morsel
5 ‘o’ Clock Shadow
00:20:40
Poodleplay Archetype
Koni Yellow Struts
00:28:19
James Kibbie
BWV527 Sonata III in d / Trio Sonata III in D Minor – 3. Vivace
00:23:47
Chad Crouch
Gymnopedie 1
00:32:05
Nirgoona Project
Lament
00:36:16
Made of Wood
Old School Spy
00:40:29
PeerGynt Lobogris
My Secret Places (Remastered)
00:43:31
SndChaser
CerebralMix Ulysses: Ithaca Pt 2
01:29:09
Mokhov
Future Hope
01:32:44
Trevor McGregor (Kalumet)
Elephant And Castle
01:38:54
EXIT Project
Lahorijan
01:42:52
Jarod the Sixth
Guide My Way Ft. Azazel
01:47:44
mystified
secret journey
01:52:03
SndChaser
CerebralMix Ulysses: Ithaca Pt 3
02:34:30
Daniel Estrem
Lacrimae
02:39:07
Eternal Jazz Project
Aterkom St
02:44:45
American Baroque
Oboe Quartet in F (K370) – Allegro
02:51:12
EXIT project
Letter to J.G.
02:57:56
SndChaser
CerebralMix Ulysses Episode 20: Outro
02:58:34
Gustavo Caldas
IV-Presence (final message from Thomas Merton)
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