I was talking with some friends over the weekend about the recent “performance” of James Joyce’s Ulysses on Twitter . “Highlights” of our conversation included:
“How do you condense a massive literary classic into 140-character Tweets?”
“More importantly, why would you do that?”
“There’s a long and storied tradition of Ulysses reenactments, though, isn’t there?”
“But on Twitter? Seriously?”
“Wait. Has anyone in this room read Ulysses?”
“Nope.”
“I started it once.”
“Yeah, me too.”
“[Crickets.]”
Okay, so it wasn’t exactly a high-minded throwdown. But if Twitter is the new forum for breathing new life into highbrow literature, which classic should “come on down!” — Price Is Right reference, hell yeah! — and get its Tweet on next? Vote in our poll below, then make like an English major and take it to the comments section!
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