Ulysses Conjectures — by Blake Brownrigg on Saturday, December 6, 2008

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I know this is kind of Jorn Barger's thing, but I have some Ulysses conjectures of my own.  Any criticism is very welcome. 1.  Haines f...

Two Senryū — by Blake Brownrigg on Thursday, November 20, 2008

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A Senryū (川柳, せんりゅう) is a Japanese form of poetry consisting of three lines like a Haiku, but with no strict form. They usually have 17 syl...

Nothing left to see. — by Blake Brownrigg on Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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Nietzsche wrote the obit, Joyce led the wake, and Ortega y Gasset opened cemetery gate -BJB

Street Poetry, Literally — by Blake Brownrigg on Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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This was in 杭州 (HangZhou, China) near a Ferrari store strangely enough. The guy was apparently well educated as he was so consistent with h...

魯迅 Lu Xun and 門外 Outsiders Art. — by Blake Brownrigg on Friday, October 17, 2008

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I've been mulling over an essay on Chinese characters by 魯迅 Lu Xun and I thought he raised more than a few good points concerning art an...

Joycean Horses — by Blake Brownrigg on Saturday, August 23, 2008

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Like Google crossing the great firewall of China, the Chinese language translation of Joyce's Ulysses is a bit of a Trojan horse. And li...

An Addendum: Gordon — by Blake Brownrigg on Friday, August 22, 2008

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In [ A Few Ulysses Supplements ] I mentioned a handful of good commentaries of Joyce's work, especially of Ulysses; these were the few I...

I AM A ? — by Blake Brownrigg on Friday, June 27, 2008

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Near the end of the Nausikaa episode--after completing the rite of Onan--Bloom considers writing a message to the (illusional?) Gerty. His ...

Another Small Limerick — by Blake Brownrigg on Wednesday, June 18, 2008

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One million zealots in Iraq, One million strong for barack, In between a hard place an' a rock, Let me find some wood for me to knock.

A Stupid Little Rhyme — by Blake Brownrigg on Wednesday, June 4, 2008

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By God, He's Dead!: In singing this news I grieve most of all, so allow me to speak of His life and His fall: His guises were carpenter,...

Telemachia in Tagclouds — by Blake Brownrigg on Sunday, May 18, 2008

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These are simple word frequency tagclouds for each chapter of the Telemachia in Ulysses. Visualizations like this may offer some insights in...

A Few Ulysses Supplements — by Blake Brownrigg on Sunday, February 24, 2008

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For anyone just beginning--or continuing--Ulysses, I have found the works below to be most helpful. Ulysses Annotated by Dan Gifford By fa...

Ulysses by Algebra — by Blake Brownrigg on Saturday, January 12, 2008

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The Ithaca episode of Ulysses made me think of a particle collider, when two particles of different types meet each other they interact for ...