Derrida's opening lecture to the Frankfurt International James Joyce Symposium served to set the tone for the overall conference. This collection of essays brings together some of the best work done at the symposium and, following in the wake set by Derrida, is marked by the dominance of new critical approaches to Joyce's texts in an area where more conventional readings had long dominated. International scholars, including Derrida, Julia Kristeva, Jean-Michel Rabate, Marilyn French, Derek Attridge and Bonnie Kime Scott make "James Joyces: The Augmented Ninth" important reading for anyone interested in Joyce or contemporary critical theory.