Aspects of the Novel · Chapter
Endnotes explained
The endnotes provide references and acknowledgments for sources cited throughout the book, including works by Abel Chevalley, André Maurois, André Gide, James Joyce, Herman Melville, and Henry James, as well as commentary on translations an
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The endnotes provide references and acknowledgments for sources cited throughout the book, including works by Abel Chevalley, André Maurois, André Gide, James Joyce, Herman Melville, and Henry James, as well as commentary on translations and editions.
Characters to notice
- André Gide
Referenced for his work Les Faux Monnayeurs (The Counterfeiters) and its translated edition.
- James Joyce
Referenced for Ulysses, with a note on its unavailability in England and a mutilated American edition.
- Herman Melville
Referenced in connection with a monograph by John Freeman.
- Henry James
Referenced for his Letters and for The Ambassadors, with a mention of analysis in The Craft of Fiction.
Key passages
“Ulysses (Shakespeare & Co. , Paris) is not at present obtainable in England. America, more enlightened, has produced a mutilated version without the author’s permission and without paying him a cent.”
Ulysses is unavailable in England, while America has released a censored edition that neither authorized nor compensated the author.
Commentary on the publication status of Joyce's Ulysses.