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E

UR

A

MERICA

Vol. 47, No. 2

(

June 2017

)

,

215-261

©

Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica

http://euramerica.org

“OMNIUM GATHERUM”

Representations of the Intellectuals in

“Aeolus”

*

Hsing-chun Chou

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

National Chung Hsing University

No. 145, Xingda Rd., South Dist., Taichung 40227, Taiwan

E-mail

: hcchou@dragon.nchu.edu.tw

Abstract

Intellectuals, admittedly, have dominated central

parts in the pages of modern Irish history, and James

Joyce incorporates a diverse array of intellectuals into

his texts. The “Aeolus” episode in

Ulysses

depicts

members of the professional intelligentsia in journalism,

law, and education. However, the picture of the

independent and nonconforming intellectual functioning

as the conscience of the people and speaking truth to

power seems gravely distorted in “Aeolus.” Instead of

acting as society’s conscience, these Dubliners corrupt

the national spirit: their idleness, flatulence, alcoholism,

and nostalgia result in failure and unfulfillment, and,

Received July 27, 2016; accepted March 22, 2017; last revised March 28,

2017

Proofreaders: Hsueh-mei Chen, Yu-hsien Liao, Kuei-feng Hu

*

This article is the result of a research project sponsored by the National

Science Council (NSC 101-2410-H-005-051). I would like to thank the two

anonymous reviewers for their careful reading and valuable suggestions. I am

also indebted to Professor Yen-Yen Hsiao and Miss Hui-I Sung, who inspired

the aforementioned research project, and hence this article.