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Gilbert (1930) & Linati (1920) Schemata Explorer

Ulysses Canonical Schema Matrix

James Joyce devised two legendary architectural schema tables for Ulysses to decipher the secret anatomy of Bloomsday: the Homeric parallels, Dublin 1904 geography, somatic organs of the body, colors, symbols, and linguistic techniques.

Episodes: 18 EpisodesStructure: 3 Parts (Telemachiad, Odyssey, Nostos)Body Matrix: Human Body as Cathedral
Sandycove Martello Tower overlooking Dublin Bay at morning
Sandycove Martello TowerJune 16, 1904 • 8 A.M.
Part:
Organ:
1

Telemachus

p. 1
8 AM
The Tower (Sandycove)
Homer ParallelTelemachus, Mentor, Antinous
Art / Science:Theology
Technique:Narrative (young)
Color:White, Gold

Gilbert Meaning:“The Dispossessed Son in the Tower”

Linati Sense (1920):“Il figlio spodestato alla lotta (The dispossessed son in combat)”

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2

Nestor

p. 29
10 AM
The School (Dalkey)
Homer ParallelNestor, Pisistratus, Helen
Art / Science:History
Technique:Catechism (personal)
Color:Brown

Gilbert Meaning:“The Wisdom of the Past and Debt”

Linati Sense (1920):“La saggezza del passato e il debito (The wisdom of the past)”

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3

Proteus

p. 51
11 AM
The Strand (Sandymount)
Homer ParallelProteus, Menelaus, Megapenthes
Art / Science:Philology
Technique:Monologue (male)
Color:Green

Gilbert Meaning:“Primal Matter in Metamorphosis”

Linati Sense (1920):“La materia primigenia in metamorfosi (Primal matter changing form)”

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4

Calypso

p. 71
8 AM
The House (7 Eccles Street)
Homer ParallelCalypso, Ulysses, Penelope
Organ of BodyKidney
Art / Science:Economics
Technique:Narrative (mature)
Color:Orange

Gilbert Meaning:“The Departure of the Wanderer”

Linati Sense (1920):“La partenza del viandante (The departure of the wanderer)”

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5

Lotus Eaters

p. 95
10 AM
The Bath (Westland Row)
Homer ParallelLotus Eaters, Eurylokhos
Organ of BodyGenitals
Art / Science:Botany, Chemistry
Technique:Narcissism
Color:Dark Brown

Gilbert Meaning:“The Seduction of Inertia and Fragrance”

Linati Sense (1920):“Il fascino dell’inerzia e dell’oblio (The lure of narcotic oblivion)”

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6

Hades

p. 117
11 AM
The Graveyard (Glasnevin)
Homer ParallelElpenor, Ulysses, Tiresias
Organ of BodyHeart
Art / Science:Religion
Technique:Incubism
Color:White, Black

Gilbert Meaning:“The Descent into the Underworld of Dublin”

Linati Sense (1920):“La discesa nel regno delle ombre (Descent into the shadow realm)”

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7

Aeolus

p. 153
12 PM
The Newspaper (Evening Telegraph)
Homer ParallelAeolus, Sons, Daughters
Organ of BodyLungs
Art / Science:Rhetoric
Technique:Fuga per canonem (Headlines)
Color:Red

Gilbert Meaning:“The Mockery of Journalism and Gusts”

Linati Sense (1920):“La beffa del giornalismo e dei venti (The mockery of journalistic gales)”

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8

Lestrygonians

p. 199
1 PM
The Lunch (Davy Byrne’s Pub)
Homer ParallelAntiphates, The Decoy
Organ of BodyEsophagus
Art / Science:Architecture
Technique:Peristalsis
Color:Blood-red

Gilbert Meaning:“The Digestion of Food and Emotion”

Linati Sense (1920):“La fame cannibalesca e la peristalsi (Cannibal hunger and digestion)”

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9

Scylla and Charybdis

p. 243
2 PM
The Library (Kildare Street)
Homer ParallelScylla, Charybdis, Ulysses
Organ of BodyBrain
Art / Science:Literature
Technique:Dialectic

Gilbert Meaning:“The Two Horns of the Dilemma (Shakespeare Theory)”

Linati Sense (1920):“I due corni del dilemma (Aristotle’s rock and Plato’s whirlpool)”

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10

Wandering Rocks

p. 283
3 PM
The Streets (Dublin Thoroughfares)
Homer ParallelBosphorus, Symplegades
Organ of BodyBlood
Art / Science:Mechanics
Technique:Labyrinth
Color:Rainbow

Gilbert Meaning:“The Hostile Environment of the City Organism”

Linati Sense (1920):“Il labirinto ostile della città (The circulating city labyrinth)”

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11

Sirens

p. 329
4 PM
The Concert Room (Ormond Hotel)
Homer ParallelSirens, Isle of Sirens
Organ of BodyEar
Art / Science:Music
Technique:Fuga per canonem
Color:Coral

Gilbert Meaning:“The Seduction of Sound and Acoustic Trap”

Linati Sense (1920):“La seduzione del suono e la fuga (Acoustic seduction and polyphony)”

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12

Cyclops

p. 373
5 PM
The Tavern (Little Britain Street)
Homer ParallelPolyphemus, Nobody (Ulysses)
Organ of BodyMuscle
Art / Science:Politics
Technique:Gigantism (Parody)
Color:Emerald

Gilbert Meaning:“Egocidal Chauvinism and Narrow Vision”

Linati Sense (1920):“La cecità dell’odio e dello sciovinismo (Monocular bigotry)”

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13

Nausicaa

p. 445
8 PM
The Rocks (Sandymount Strand)
Homer ParallelNausicaa, Phaeacians
Organ of BodyEye, Nose
Art / Science:Painting
Technique:Tumescence, Detumescence
Color:Blue, Grey

Gilbert Meaning:“The Mirage of Sentimental Romance”

Linati Sense (1920):“Il miraggio del sentimentalismo (Sentimental illusion and fireworks)”

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14

Oxen of the Sun

p. 487
10 PM
The Hospital (Holles Street)
Homer ParallelHelios, Lampetie, Phaethusa
Organ of BodyWomb
Art / Science:Medicine
Technique:Embryonic Development (Prose Styles)
Color:White

Gilbert Meaning:“The Evolution of the English Language and Birth”

Linati Sense (1920):“L’evoluzione della parola e della stirpe (Language evolution and gestation)”

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15

Circe

p. 539
12 AM
The Brothel (Nighttown / Monto)
Homer ParallelCirce, Swine, Telemachus
Organ of BodyLocomotor Apparatus
Art / Science:Magic
Technique:Hallucination (Dramatic Play)
Color:Violet

Gilbert Meaning:“The Anthropoid Vision of the Unconscious”

Linati Sense (1920):“La visione dell’inconscio primordiale (Hallucinatory Walpurgisnacht)”

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16

Eumaeus

p. 659
1 AM
The Shelter (Butt Bridge)
Homer ParallelEumaeus, Ulysses, Telemachus
Organ of BodyNerves
Art / Science:Navigation
Technique:Narrative (old, exhausted)

Gilbert Meaning:“The Fatigue of Post-Climactic Exhaustion”

Linati Sense (1920):“La stanchezza dopo la tempesta (Exhaustion and pseudonymous wanderers)”

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17

Ithaca

p. 703
2 AM
The House (7 Eccles Street)
Homer ParallelEurymachus, Antinous, Bow
Organ of BodySkeleton
Art / Science:Science
Technique:Catechism (impersonal)
Color:Comets

Gilbert Meaning:“Cosmic Pacification in Mathematical Order”

Linati Sense (1920):“La pacificazione cosmica e la ragione (Cosmic catechism and homecoming)”

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18

Penelope

p. 721
∞
The Bed
Homer ParallelPenelope, Earth, Ulysses
Organ of BodyFlesh
Art / Science:None
Technique:Monologue (female, unpunctuated)
Color:Orange

Gilbert Meaning:“The Final Unconditional Affirmation ("Yes")”

Linati Sense (1920):“L’affermazione incondizionata (The eternal feminine affirmation)”

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