Could Ulysses understand it? introduce
Ulysses was a novel written by Joyce in the United States. It was first published in 1912 and was hailed as one of the representative works of modern literature. The novel tells the story of the protagonist Ulysses Faulkner's life in the United States in the 1880s. It tells the story of his travels in Beijing, Paris, London, and other places, as well as the story of his relationship with his wife, Christa, and his friends. Ulysses mainly tells the story of the protagonist, Ulysses, who keeps searching for his own meaning and destination at different stages of his life. When he was young, he was ostracized and suppressed because of his family's poverty and his own talent, but he still insisted on pursuing his ideals and beliefs. In his middle age, he experienced the breakdown of his marriage and the low point of his career, but he constantly searched for his spiritual sustenance and enlightenment through reading, writing and traveling. In his later years, he became a famous literary critic and deeply reflected on his own creation. Ulysses was regarded as one of the most important novels in the 20th century with its profound thoughts, unique narrative style and wonderful language expression, which had a profound influence on modern literature.