Biography

Here is a short but comprehensive biographical outline of the life of James Joyce. Developed by The James Joyce Centre in Dublin, Ireland. We recommend this site if you are new to the author, or a Joycean buff looking for new insight and information.

James Joyce Life and Works: Includes biographical notes, commentary on each of his novels, and recommended readings lists.

The James Joyce Center in Dublin is an excellent source for information and insight on the author. 

Fiction

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Finnegans Wake (PDF/630 pages)

Ulysses (PDF/ 666 pages)

Analysis and Criticism

Michael Groden is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Western University. He developed this interactive annotated version of Ulysses. Make sure you follow the site guide on the Notes page.

Ground Plan for Ulysses

Michael Seidel, Jesse and George Siegel Professor Emeritus in Literature and Humanities, Columbia University, developed a Ground Plan of Ulysses. This is a condensed version of Gilbert’s schema designed to help you understand where and when events take place.

Ground Plan of Ulysses

Complete list of related materials for Ulysses on the Columbia University site.

Ulysses — Annotated

Online and Interactive. The Joyce Project puts Ulysses online outlined in the mythic schema. Mouse over annotated text to learn more about its context and meaning. Lots of intriguing esoterica on this site alongside valuable information on the characters and their times. More coming soon as the site develops.

Fair Use provisions for the Joyce Project

Reference Book. Distributed worldwide, look for Ulysses Annotated, Revised and Expanded Edition, 20th Anniversary Edition, Don Gifford (Author), Robert J. Seidman (Contributor), Paperback, 694 pages, ISBN: 9780520253971

Map Ulysses

The University of British Columbia uses Google Maps to provide a Walking Ulysses. This interactive site makes it possible to follow the novel’s characters through Dublin on Bloomsday, June 16, 1904.