Which of these is a key 'intertext' for James Joyce’s 'Ulysses'?
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Correct answer: Homer’s Odyssey
Joyce used the structure of the Odyssey as a scaffold for a single day in Dublin. Each chapter corresponds to an episode in Homer’s epic, providing a mythological depth to the mundane lives of his characters.
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