ENGL 4536 Joyce's Ulysses
One single semester. One demanding class. One hugely important book. This course will lead you on an extended exploration of Joyce's <i>Ulysses</i>. Joyce is intermittently baffling; he's always fascinating; he's frequently hilarious. He's never less than challenging. No prior knowledge of Joyce's works is required, just a willingness to tackle the challenges offered by this wonderful, astonishing, intricate text. <i>The demand that I make of my reader</i>, he wrote, <i>is that he should devote his whole life to reading my works</i>. I think a semester will do. Mainly for the daring.
Course overview
- Department
- English
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
- English: Earlier literatures in English: eighteenth- or nineteenth-century literature, 1700-1900 (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Earlier literatures in English: medieval or early-modern literature, before 1700 (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Major electives (five courses, 15 credits) from department offerings (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Race, Blackness, and Language requirement (one course) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.66 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.73 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Joseph Nugent | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 21 |
| Spring 2025 | Joseph Nugent | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 25 of 25 |
| Spring 2024 | Joseph Nugent | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 27 |
| Fall 2022 | Joseph Nugent | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 16 of 20 |