James Joyce Waste Land", 1922 was a key year in the history of English-language literary modernism. In "Ulysses", Joyce employs stream of consciousness, parody, jokes, and virtually every other literary technique to present his characters. The action of the novel, which takes place in a single day, 16 June 1904, sets the characters and incidents of the Odyssey of Homer in modern Dublin and represents Odysseus (Ulysses), Penelope and Telemachus in the characters of Leopold Bloom, his wife Molly Bloom and Stephen Dedalus, parodically contrasted with their lofty models. The book explores various areas of Dublin life, dwelling on its squalor and
The Hermit (novel) The Hermit (novel) The Hermit (French title "Le Solitaire") is 1973 novel and is the only novel of Romanian-French absurdist playwright Eugène Ionesco.<br> Summary<br> the novel follows an unnamed middle-aged Frenchman who has recently become wealthy due to an American uncle’s inheritance. The main character decides to quit the job he has been working at for 15 years with his new-found wealth. The story follows the main character on his every decision and thoughts after quitting his job. Between the everyday look at his life the protagonist often stops and has philosophical thoughts and this causes him to become depressed.