Gilbert schema for Ulysses
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This schema for the novel Ulysses was produced by its author, James Joyce, in 1921 to help his friend, Stuart Gilbert, understand the fundamental structure of the book. Gilbert published it in 1930 in his book, James Joyce's "Ulysses": A Study. The schema below has been split into two subtables for better ease of reading.
| Title | Scene | Hour | Organ | Colour | Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telemachus | The Tower | 8am | - | White / gold | Heir |
| Nestor | The School | 10am | - | Brown | Horse |
| Proteus | The Strand | 11am | - | Green | Tide |
| Calypso | The House | 8am | Kidney | Orange | Nymph |
| Lotus Eaters | The Bath | 10am | Genitals | - | Eucharist |
| Hades | The Graveyard | 11am | Heart | White / black | Caretaker |
| Aeolus | The Newspaper | 12pm | Lungs | Red | Editor |
| Lestrygonians | The Lunch | 1pm | Oesophagus | - | Constables |
| Scylla and Charybdis | The Library | 2pm | Brain | - | Stratford / London |
| Wandering Rocks | The Streets | 3pm | Blood | - | Citizens |
| Sirens | The Concert Room | 4pm | Ear | - | Barmaids |
| Cyclops | The Tavern | 5pm | Muscle | - | Fenian |
| Nausicaa | The Rocks | 8pm | Eye, nose | Grey / blue | Virgin |
| Oxen of the Sun | The Hospital | 10pm | Womb | White | Mothers |
| Circe | The Brothel | 12am | Locomotor apparatus | - | Whore |
| Eumaeus | The Shelter | 1am | Nerves | - | Sailors |
| Ithaca | The House | 2am | Skeleton | - | Comets |
| Penelope | The Bed | - | Flesh | - | Earth |
| Title | Art | Technic |
|---|---|---|
| Telemachus | Theology | Narrative (young) |
| Nestor | History | Catechism (personal) |
| Proteus | Philology | Monologue (male) |
| Calypso | Economics | Narrative (mature) |
| Lotus Eaters | Botany / chemistry | Narcissism |
| Hades | Religion | Incubism |
| Aeolus | Rhetoric | Enthymemic |
| Lestrygonians | Architecture | Peristaltic |
| Scylla and Charybdis | Literature | Dialectic |
| Wandering Rocks | Mechanics | Labyrinth |
| Sirens | Music | Fuga per canonem |
| Cyclops | Politics | Gigantism |
| Nausicaa | Painting | Tumescence / detumescence |
| Oxen of the Sun | Medicine | Embryonic development |
| Circe | Magic | Hallucination |
| Eumaeus | Navigation | Narrative (old) |
| Ithaca | Science | Catechism (impersonal) |
| Penelope | - | Monologue (female) |
