Excerpts from the day’s program appear below. Click on the title to view the excerpt. Former radio and television journalist Paula Lyons NC ’67, the day’s master of ceremonies, introduces each selection, provides narrative context, and identifies the readers.
Chapter 1, "Telemachus" 2 selections 6:46
Chapter 2, "Nestor" 4 selections 5:16
Chapter 4, "Calypso" 4 selections 7:13
Chapter 5, "Lotus Eaters" 1 selection 1:57
Chapter 6, "Hades" 2 selections 3:31
Chapter 10, "Wandering Rocks" 4 selections 6:46
Chapter 12, "Cyclops" 4 selections 6:13
Chapter 13, "Nausicca" 1 selection 2:53
Chapter 14, "Oxen Of The Sun" 1 selection 2:19
Chapter 16, "Eumaeus" 1 selection 1:39
Chapter 17, "Ithaca" 1 selection 1:40
Chapter 18, "Penelope" 4 selections 7:33
"Ulysses for the Perplexed: Making Sense of the Novel for the Common Reader" presented by Marjorie Howes, English Dept. and chair, Irish Studies Program 10:46
"Love's Old Sweet Song" performed by Brian O’Donovan, host, Celtic Sojourn, WGHB-FM 3:53
Excerpt from U.S. District Court Justice John Woolsey’s ruling permitting publication of Ulysses in the U.S. read by Jimmy Tingle, humorist and writer 3:58
"The Irish and Jews of Boston," moderated by John Henning, former WBZ-TV political analyst Panelists: Meaghan Dwyer, Ph.D. candidate in American Ethnic and Immigration History and archivist of Temple Israel of Boston; Michael Feldberg, American Jewish Historical Society; Enid Shapiro, clinical social worker who grew up in a Jewish neighborhood of Boston; and James O’Toole, professor of history. 43:23