ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Telemachus, in Greek mythology, son of the Greek hero Odysseus and his wife, Penelope. When Telemachus reached manhood, he visited Pylos and Sparta in search of his wandering father. On his return, he found that Odysseus had reached home before him. Then father and son slew the suitors who had gathered around Penelope.

Detailed explanation-2: -By clearly deeming Shakespeare as the ghost and Stephen as the prince, Joyce requires that the reader sees him as a son to Shakespeare. He, thus, must be seen as the heir to Shakespeare. Joyce uses Leopold Bloom as the Shakespeare for his pages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Joyce and Homer Joyce divides Ulysses into 18 episodes that “roughly correspond to the episodes in Homer’s Odyssey". Homer’s Odyssey is divided into 24 books (sections). Scholars have suggested that every episode of Ulysses has a theme, technique and correspondence between its characters and those of the Odyssey.

Detailed explanation-4: -The relationship between Bloom and Stephen is worthy of attention. According to the Homeric parallels, Bloom corresponds to Odysseus and Stephen to Telemachus: Bloom and Stephen must be a father and his son.