SEA CLIFF BLOOMSDAY TOUR – AN ODYSSEY FOR ULYSSES ENTHUSIASTS
June 15, 2014 -- In celebration of Bloomsday, the anniversary of the day the literary masterpiece Ulysses takes place, the James Joyce Society of Sea Cliff sponsored a tour of the village this Sunday morning, that mirrored parts of Joyce’s hero Leopold Bloom’s passage through Dublin on June 16, 1904. Nearly a dozen celebrants, some dressed in early 20th century garb and one in a nun’s habit, met at the Sea Cliff water tower (Martello Tower), and under the guidance of Dan and Ann DiPietro, made their way through the center of Sea Cliff stopping at sites that represented scenes from the novel. At each stop, Ms. DiPietro explained the location’s significance to Ulysses and then read a relevant passage. Mr. DiPietro discussed many of the parallels between the Joyce classic and the experiences of Homer’s Odysseus (in Latin, Ulysses). Sea Cliff resident Joe Hughes provided musical accompaniment on his recorder as the crew made its way on its literary odyssey.
Sea Cliff Sites and their Dublin Parallels Sea Cliff Water Tower - Martello Tower (Telemachus, Episode I) Metropolitan Bistro - Dlugacz's Butcher Shop (Calypso, Episode IV) Headless Park - Nelson's Pillar (Circe, Episode XV) Sea Cliff Post Office - The General Post Office (The Lotus Eaters, Episode V) Ruden Dental Office - National Maternity Hospital (Oxen of the Sun (Episode XIV) Sea Cliff Fire House Memorial Garden - Dublin Cemetery (Hades, Episode) Police Stand - Cab Stand (Eumaeus, Episode, XVI) Day Care Center - The Dalkey School (Nestor, Episode II) The Freeman's Journal - Northword News (Aeolus, Episode VII) Stenson Memorial Library - The National Library (Scylla and Charybdis, Episode IX) KC Gallaghers - Barney Kniernan's Pub (Cyclops (Episode XII) Memorial Park - Sandymount Strand (Nausicaa, Episode XIII) Memorial Park - Penelope (Episode XVIII) |
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