Artist's dream of an illustrated "Ulysses" becomes reality

The long saga of an illustrated version of Ulysses has come to an end.

The Spanish artist Eduardo Arroyo had been inspired to undertake the project as a way to mark the fiftieth anniversary of James Joyce's death, reports the New York Times.

That was in 1991, though, when Ulysses was still under control of the Joyce estate — which opposed the idea.

A decade ago, when the copyright expired, Arroyo was able to resume the project as he intended, and last month Ulysses: An Illustrated Edition officially hit shelves.

(But unfortunately ... Arroyo died in 2018.)

You can read an overarching history of illustrations and Ulysses in the NY Times.

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