Paris in the first part of the 20th century: European empires are in crisis, but the conditions for reinventing art, literature, music and politics have never been better. Into the maelstrom comes the wayward genius and Irishman, James Joyce. He, with the help of his promoters, reinvents the novel. Find out why Joyce’s Ulysses is considered to be the greatest novel of the twentieth century. ENGL 4039-008: James Joyce Prof Laura Winkiel T/TH 11a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Learn more about this course.