Ulysses Ep. 17 Ithaca: ”What?”

Shinjini and Eric finally return to the text of Ulysses to begin discussing "Ithaca," reputedly Eric's favorite episode. They discuss the episode's alienating question-and-answer format, focus, and language; its depictions of loneliness and Bloom's schemes for a happy marriage; and the scene in which Stephen sings Bloom an anti-Semitic ballad (and Ulysses provides sheet music). Just what's going on there?

Beverages

• Eric: Blackberry Crumble Imperial Brown (Captain Lawrence/Thin Man Brewery, Alameda, CA)

• Shinjini: Earl Grey tea

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