{"product_id":"sensational-joyce-the-psychology-of-ulysses-hardcover","title":"Sensational Joyce: The Psychology of Ulysses - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring how \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e imitates the human mind at work, connecting close readings to psychological theories of Joyce's time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, John Gordon uses historically oriented close readings to demonstrate that \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that mimics the workings of the human mind. Gordon highlights James Joyce's exceptional ability to capture and represent lived experiences, showing how Joyce's writings display the ways specific minds interact with their environments. \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e is portrayed here as having its own evolving consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSensational Joyce\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book on Joyce's psychology to engage deeply with theorists beyond Freud, Jung, or Lacan. Gordon explains how Joyce used other psychological theories, like William James's ideas on stimulus and response, Gestalt psychology, John Watson's behaviorism, and trauma research. The book also includes discussions of phenomena considered experimental at the time, such as telepathy, telekinesis, precognition, and spiritualism. Gordon examines the characters of sensitive intellectual Stephen Dedalus and advertising professional Leopold Bloom, following the book's centers of consciousness into the visionary, hallucinatory, and prophetic final chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGordon highlights how Joyce's unique writing style transforms sensations and stimuli into thoughts and responses. As \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e progresses, the sensational--meaning sensory data--becomes sensationalistic. In tracing the contemporary theories of psychology evidenced in the novel, \u003ci\u003eSensational Joyce\u003c\/i\u003e presents many new and original interpretations that can be applied to other works by Joyce, especially \u003ci\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e, professor emeritus of English at Connecticut College, is the author of several books, including\u003ci\u003e Joyce and Reality: The Empirical Strikes Back\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48676162797817,"sku":"9780813079356","price":145.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/vaq9taxho69780813079356.webp?v=1784309935","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/sensational-joyce-the-psychology-of-ulysses-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}