Who Was the Real Leopold Bloom?
James Joyce based many characters in Ulysses on friends, family, acquaintances, and enemies, but what about Leopold Bloom? Who were the real people in Joyce\u2019s life who inspired the creation of one of literature\u2019s greatest protagonists?\n\nTopics in this episode include people who Joyce thought looked like Leopold Bloom, the story of Alfred Hunter, why Joyce chose the address 7 Eccles St., how many pounds are in a stone, the inspiration for Bloom\u2019s kindly-curious personality, Ettore Schmitz (Italo Svevo), how true friendship influenced Ulysses, why Bloom is Hungarian, why he\u2019s called Leopold, how Leopold Bloom embodies the quality of maturity.