All 4 Uses of
revert
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- To revert to Mr Bloom who, after his first entry, had been conscious of some impudent mocks which he however had borne with as being the fruits of that age upon which it is commonly charged that it knows not pity.†
Chpt 14 *
- However reverting to friend Sinbad and his horrifying adventures (who reminded him a bit of Ludwig, alias Ledwidge, when he occupied the boards of the Gaiety when Michael Gunn was identified with the management in the Flying Dutchman, a stupendous success, and his host of admirers came in large numbers, everyone simply flocking to hear him though ships of any sort, phantom or the reverse, on the stage usually fell a bit flat as also did trains) there was nothing intrinsically…†
Chpt 16
- However, reverting to the original, there were on the other hand others who had forced their way to the top from the lowest rung by the aid of their bootstraps.†
Chpt 16
- What reflections occupied his mind during the process of reversion of the inverted volumes?†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(revert as in: revert to childish ways) go back to a previous state