Registration Admission for this tour is $35. Members receive exclusive discounts on our programs and courses. Not a member? Learn more. Please check your spam folder for your email confirmation. If you have questions, please call (215) 732-1600 or email rsvp@rosenbach.org. This program is for those 18 and older. To promote access to onsite and virtual Rosenbach experiences, we offer scholarships for each Signature Program. To inquire, email Associate Curator and Manager of Public Programs Bryn Michelson-Ziegler at bziegler@rosenbach.org. Registration opens for Delancey Society members on Friday, March 13, for Rosenbach members on Friday, March 20, and for the general public on Friday, March 27. Register Description Join us in the Rosenbach’s historic Library as we look at Joyce’s celebrated novel to uncover the impact of ancient epic poetry on the structure of Ulysses. We will then engage in a close examination of a brief section of the novel to learn how Joyce reconstructs ancient poetic wordplay in a tour-de-force of erudition, competition, and Modernist innovation. We will look at texts by Homer and Virgil, as well as the manuscript pages, page proofs, and the first printed texts of Ulysses to see Joyce at work. Sponsors The Influence of Antiquity: James Joyce’s Ulysses: Epic Poetry, Structure, and Wordplay Behind the Bookcase program is kindly sponsored by Lois and Larry Deckelbaum. Behind the Bookcase: Hands-on Tours at The Rosenbach Behind the Bookcase: Hands-on Tours offer unparalleled access to see, and even touch, rare and important items not usually on view to the public. Each program is dedicated to a different author, theme, or topic and grants a truly hands-on experience with materials in The Rosenbach’s inspiring collection. See all upcoming tours here. Space is limited and advance registration is strongly recommended.
The Rosenbach Museum & Library is a community that celebrates the art of the written word using our collection of rare books and manuscripts.
