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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

by James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man portrays Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and youth, providing an oblique self-portrait of the young James Joyce. At its center are questions of origin and source, authority and authorship, and the relationship of an artist to his family, culture, and race. Exuberantly inventive, this coming-of-age story is a tour de force of style and technique.

Dubliners

by James Joyce

The publication of James Joyce's Dubliners in 1914 was the result of ten years battling with publishers, resisting their demands to remove swear words, real place names and much else. Although only twenty-four when he signed his first publishing contract for the book, Joyce already knew its worth: to alter it in any way would "retard the course of civilization in Ireland." Joyce's aim was to tell the truth-- to... (more)

Ulysses

by Danis Rose, Hans Walter Gabler, Claus Melchior, Wolfhard Steppe, James Joyce, Jeri Johnson

This revised volume follows the complete unabridged text as corrected in 1961. Contains the original foreword by the author and the historic court ruling to remove the federal ban. It also contains page references to the first American edition of 1934.

Finnegans Wake

by James Joyce

Follows a man's thoughts and dreams during a single night. It is also a book that participates in the re-reading of Irish history that was part of the revival of the early 20th century. The author also wrote "Ulysses", "Dubliners" and "Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man".

The Dead (Art of the Novella series, The)

The Dead (Art of the Novella series, The)

by James Joyce

A New Year's Eve gathering in Dublin is the setting of this elegant, accessible masterpiece that ends with a signature epiphany by the protagonist, who offers a perspective on the lives, dreams, and feelings of the party's guests. This beautifully packaged series of classic novellas includes the works of masterful writers. Inexpensive and collectible, they are the first single-volume publications of these... (more)

James Joyce's " Ulysses " : A Study (Peregrine Books)

James Joyce's " Ulysses " : A Study (Peregrine Books)

by Stuart Gilbert

With the passing of each year, Ulysses receives wider recognition and greater acclaim as a modern literary classic. To comprehend Joyce's masterpiece fully, to gain insight into its significance and structure, the serious reader will find this analytical and systematic guide invaluable. In this exegesis, written under Joyce's supervision, Stuart Gilbert presents a work that is at once scholarly, authoritative and... (more)

James Joyce (Oxford Lives)

by Richard Ellmann

Richard Ellmann has revised and expanded his definitive work on Joyce's life to include newly discovered primary material, including details of a failed love affair, a limerick about Samuel Beckett, a dream notebook, previously unknown letters, and much more.

Ulysses Annotated

by Don Gifford

Here substantially revised and expanded, Don Gifford's annotations to Joyce's great modern classic comprise a specialized encyclopedia that will inform any reading of Ulysses . Annotations in this edition are keyed both to the reading text of the new critical edition of Ulysses published in 1984 and to the standard 1961 Random House edition and the current Modern Library and Vintage texts. Gifford has... (more)

My Brother's Keeper: James Joyce's Early Years

My Brother's Keeper: James Joyce's Early Years

by Stanislaus Joyce, T.S. Eliot

The return of a classic: This biography of the young James Joyce is "a remarkable exposition of the relationship between a famous man and <his> brother."--T. S. Eliot. Stanislaus Joyce was more than his brother's keeper: he was at various times his brother's co-dependent, touchstone, conscience, and biggest fan. The two shared the same genius, the same childhood influences, and had the same literary... (more)

Nora: The Real Life of Molly Bloom

by Brenda Maddox

In 1904, having known each other for only three months, a young woman named Nora Barnacle and a not yet famous writer named James Joyce left Ireland together for Europe -- unwed. So began a deep and complex partnership, and eventually a marriage, which endured for thirty-seven years. This is the true story of Nora, the woman who, transformed by Joyce's imagination, became Molly Bloom, arguably the most famous... (more)

James Joyce a Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man

James Joyce a Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man

by James Joyce

York Notes on "Dubliners" by James Joyce (York Notes)A.Norman Jeffares, Suheil Badi Bushrui

York Notes on "Dubliners" by James Joyce (York Notes)

by A.Norman Jeffares, Suheil Badi Bushrui

Lucia Joyce

by Carol Shloss

"Whatever spark or gift I possess has been transmitted to Lucia and it has kindled a fire in her brain" James Joyce, 1934 Most accounts of James Joyce's family portray Lucia Joyce as the mad daughter of a man of genius, a difficult burden. But Carol Loeb Shloss reveals a different and more dramatic truth: Joyce loved Lucia and they shared a deep creative bond. Lucia was born in a pauper's hospital and educated... (more)

A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man by James JoyceJames Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man by James Joyce

by James Joyce

York Notes on James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (Longman Literature Guides)

York Notes on James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (Longman Literature Guides)

ULYSSES

by James Joyce

Exiles : A Play

by James Joyce

The only extant play by the great Irish novelist James Joyce (1882-1941), EXILES is of interest for its autobiographical content. The main character, Richard Rowan, the moody, tormented writer who is at odds with both his wife and the parochial Irish society around him, is clearly a portrait of Joyce himself. The character of Rowan's wife, Bertha, is certainly influenced by Joyce's lover and later wife, Nora... (more)

Dubliners : authoritative text, contexts, criticism

Dubliners : authoritative text, contexts, criticism

by James Joyce

Dubliners is arguably the best-known and most influential collection of short stories written in English, and has been since its publication in 1914. Through what Joyce described as their "style of scrupulous meanness," the stories present a direct, sometimes searing view of Dublin in the early twentieth century. The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based on renowned Joyce scholar Hans Walter... (more)

Nora : a biography of Nora JoyceBrenda Maddox