Publication Date

7-1975

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

Dorothy McMahon, William McMahon, Will Fridy

Degree Program

Department of English

Degree Type

Master of Arts

Abstract

This study attempts to present Molly Bloom, the major fem.ale character in Joyce's prose-satire, Ulysses, as an intentional fourfold corrective for the traditional interpretation of the female principle. Her speeches and actions are examined to reveal her positive significance as part of the Stephen-Molly-Bloom triad, and through her various manifestations of the female principle she comes to represent a major force in the world of Ulysses. Specifically, Molly's role as the new poetic muse and her ability to reinterpret both Christian and Eastern female religious figures are probed. Although Molly may be seen as a corrective on all four levels, she is considered here primarily concerning literal and anagogical significance.

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | English Language and Literature | Literature in English, British Isles

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