ANNOTATED ULYSSES?

I'm looking for a copy of ulysses which is heavily annotated so even an idiot like me can know what's going on in it. I mean like, I want it to be annotated so well, that I can impress people with saying I've read and also understanding it. Some user in another thread recommend Oxford Classics 1922 Text edition.

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This is what I read, The notes were very helpful.

The 1922 edition has several places where entire lines of text are missing but they're filled in in the notes, only in a few places does it cause much confusion.

My one complaint is that there are no note marks in the actual text, meaning you have to constantly check the back. This probably isn't much of a problem unless you're significantly dumber than I am. The text itself is where the difficulty lies, but after the third chapter the difficulty lets up for a while and it feels as though you're biking downhill after a long upward climb.

>notes are in the back of the book
That's no good. Is there some sort of guide book that I can get to read along with, which breaks down the book line for line or something? It would be nice to just have the two open next to each other.

buy two copies

You want this.

bookdepository.com/Ulysses-Annotated-Don-Gifford/9780520253971

prepare to get laughed at by everyone that sees you with it pleb

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>Reading secondary material
>Pleb

Choose one.

>dad had hard time with hemmingway
>reads new book some fucking dipshit reccd
>tells me he wants to read ulysses
>goes on about the history of some author he never read
>seriously thinks he is cultured
>tell him about his love letters
>cuts me off and starts saying they were profound
>i tell him it was a lot of fart porn
>he shuts up
i could go on about other things, but thats just one reason i hate him.

Just tear the book in half, like plebs do with IJ

that's cute

Why my son?

go on then, cause that is a non-issue.

Sick. I'm gonna get this next time I have money. I take it actually breaks it down for you and doesn't just leave all the notes at the back.

Things to know:

1. The edition of Ulysses (i.e. page numbers) makes a difference if you care about finding the exact lines easily (see pic, 1.2 = page 1, line 2).
2. It's mostly footnotes, and includes summaries/themes/odyssey parallels at the beginning of each chapter.
3. There are a lot of details you won't care about and can just skip, it's 700 pages so it can become a slog to read every footnote.

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I was thinking of getting the Don Gifford "ulysses annotated" one desu.

That is the Don Gifford Ulysses Annotated. It doesn't actually contain Ulysses in it btw (as you can see from the pic).

You don't want in text note marking in Ulysses
Everyother[1] line[2] would[3] look[4] like [5] this[6]
There are notes on every page. You just read the book at two places at a time. Two bookmarks. It's fine

are you trying to say the 1922 text oxford edition is better?

I'm not understanding what you're saying. Are you saying the 1922 text oxford edition has notes side by side on every page?

>"hur you a retarded fror reading translated Joyce"
>even though english speakers can only understand 20% of the book and need annotations to get all the "oh so genius puns and wordplays"
pathetic

You don't need annotations. Just take your time and keep a dictionary (your phone) nearby.

bump

Do not listen to this user. There are parts that are just strains of allusions, annotations are pretty essential in my opinion. You'll still understand the book in a larger context without them, but you'll be missing out on a lot of what makes Ulysses such an amazing artistic achievement.

so, once and for all, which one is better, the 1922 oxford edition, or the don gifford annotated ulysses?

I'm about to finish the Oxford edition and I don't consiter myself a very intelligent person but it's helped immensely. If your really into it (which you should be if your reading Ulysses) you'll be looking up stuff online and trying to soak up as much info as possible as you go. The annotations in the Oxford edition are great. My only gripe with the Oxford edition Is that it's the 1922 text, which sounds novel, but really isn't. There are corrections in the end notes but it would of been nice if they were just correct as you read them.

Ultimately I don't think there is an edition of Ulysses with as extensive endnotes as the Oxford edition as well as all the corrections that were later made. If I'm wrong someone please tell me what that edition is.

>bookdepository.com/Ulysses-Annotated-Don-Gifford/9780520253971

This does not include the text, only notes

1922 version has notes at the back with no indicators but every single pages had notes so you can just keep an eye on the notes as you read each page.

I'm just saying the 1922 version is good for a normal reading experience

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Maybe your dad just wants to talk to you and seem cool to you you piece of shit, you should feel bad. At least you have a dad who cares.