6 Elements of James Joyce’s Writing Process for ‘Ulysses’

Elan Kesilman-Davin, Ph.D.
5 min readApr 29, 2024
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There’s much discussion about what Ulysses means and its difficulties in getting published, but not so much about Joyce’s writing process for this novel. In this article, I will identify six key elements of how Joyce produced this work, which might even inform your own writing.

Let’s first get a little context. Imagine Dublin in the early 1900s. Joyce sets the stage…

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Elan Kesilman-Davin, Ph.D.

Elan Kesilman-Davin, Ph.D. is an English and Psychology professor who writes about literature, writing, psychology, and philosophy.