James Joyce
2) Ulysses
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Serialized first in the Little Review in 1918 and published first in Paris in 1922, although its censorship for obscenity in America and England were not lifted until the mid-1930s. In terms of its story it defies abridgement or explanation except that it all takes place on one day, 16 June 1904, or Bloomsday, which was the anniversary of Joyce's first walk with his beloved Nora Barnacle. It (very) loosely follows the episodes of Ulysses from the...
3) Dubliners
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A collection of short stories depicting middle class life in Dublin in the early 20th century. First published in 1914, the stories draw on themes relevant to the time such as nationalism and Ireland's national identity, and cement Joyce's reputation for brutally honest and revealing depictions of everyday Irish life. At the heart of each story is a character's moment of self-realization which serves to further heighten our understanding of life in...
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This early work by James Joyce was originally published in 1939 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Finnegans Wake' is a an experimental novel of comic fiction. James Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1882. He excelled as a student at the Jesuit schools Clongowes and Belvedere, and then at University College Dublin, where he studied English, French, and Italian. Joyce produced several prominent works, including: 'Ulysses',...
5) The Dead
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"The Dead" is the final and longest story in the Dubliners, a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce. First published in 1904, the stories aim to capture Irish middle class life as it really was around Dublin at the turn-of-the-century. Like many of Joyce's tales in the collection, "The Dead" features a transformative epiphany, where a character experiences a sudden insight into their life that changes the way they see everything. In what...
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The final (and longest) story in James Joyce's short story collection "The Dubliners," "The Dead" is one of Joyce's most beloved works of short fiction.
Taking place at Christmastime, the tale revolves around Gabriel Conroy and his wife Gretta, who are attending a holiday party hosted by Gabriel's elderly aunts. In typical Joycean style, this seemingly mundane setting hides many of the guests' secrets and mysteries, not the least of which is...
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Irish author James Joyce is best remembered as one of the most important novelists of the twentieth century. His masterwork Ulysses is regarded by some critics as the best novel ever written. However, Joyce also dabbled in other genres, and poetry, according to some accounts, was his first literary love. Chamber Music was Joyce's first full-length collection of verse; the compilation includes a number of his best early poems.
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James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in an array of contrasting literary styles, perhaps most prominent among these the stream of consciousness technique he perfected....
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was ranked by Modern Library as the third greatest English-language novel of the 20th century. It is a semi-autobiographical novel chronicling the spiritual and intellectual awakening and rebellion of Stephen Dedalus against the conventions into which he was born. Exuberantly inventive in style, the novel subtly and beautifully orchestrates the patterns of quotation and repetition instrumental in its hero's...
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This book contains the collected poetry of James Joyce. It includes Chamber Music, Pomes Penyeach, and Ecce Puer. James Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1882 and is considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. He published his first short story in 1904 and wrote many poems and novels including A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1914), Ulysses (1922), and Finnegans Wake in 1939....
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As a few minor politicians discuss child-rearing and bicker about defending a rival candidate, one, Joe Hynes, reminds them it is Ivy Day, in memory of Charles Stewart Parnell. A silence falls on the room briefly, before the politicians resume their bad-mouthing and discussions.
Critically acclaimed author James Joyce's Dubliners is a collection of short stories depicting middle-class life in Dublin in the early twentieth century. First published...
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Influential and innovative, James Joyce (1882–1941) led the vanguard of twentieth-century fiction. Sooner or later, most undergraduates encounter him, and many scholars devote their entire careers to his exuberantly eloquent prose. Joyce's experimental use of language and stream-of-consciousness techniques continues to captivate modern readers and writers, and this anthology offers a first-rate introduction to the Irish author's fiction and poetry....
14) Exiles
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"Exiles" is his only play, which he wrote in the midst of composing "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and "Ulysses." Joyce noted Henrik Ibsen and his last play "When We Dead Awaken" as major influences. He described the play itself as "three cat and mouse acts," a story that chronicles a group of people trying to come to grips with reconciling idealistic principles with their own passions.
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Hay que leer Retrato del artista adolescente con ojos absolutamente inocentes, dejándonos conducir solo por las palabras mediante las cuales se crea como obra de arte. En esta dirección Retrato del artista adolescente mantiene nuestro gozo de lectores durante todo su desarrollo siendo fiel nada mas a la exigencia de ir contando, de hacerse existir siempre como una obra redonda en la que nada interrumpe el placer narrativo. El desarrollo de la acción...
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During the Irish Revival Mrs. Kearney decides to earn her family a higher social position by means of her daughter and obtains for her a contract to play a series of piano concerts. When the concerts are not as successful as Mrs. Kearney expected, she suddenly becomes concerned with the money owed to her for her daughter's work.
Critically acclaimed author James Joyce's Dubliners is a collection of short stories depicting middle-class life in Dublin...
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Although best known for his novels, James Joyce also wrote extensively on the subjects of cultural history, literature, politics, and censorship. This compilation highlights some of the Irish author's best nonfiction, featuring newspaper and magazine articles, essays, and transcriptions of lectures. Many of these selections, which offer insights into the development of Joyce's distinctive literary voice, are studied in schools around the world. Writings...
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A boy who has become close to a priest, Father Flynn, is told of the priest's death at dinner by his family. After dinner, the boy's anguish over the priest's death leads to a night of terrible dreams.
Critically acclaimed author James Joyce's Dubliners is a collection of short stories depicting middle-class life in Dublin in the early twentieth century. First published in 1914, the stories draw on themes relevant to the time such as nationalism and...
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En el centenario de la publicación del «Ulises», la vida de Joyce narrada por su hermano Stanislaus. Recuerdos del entorno creativo y su trágica vida familiar.
Ser hermano de un autor famoso confiere grandes obligaciones y muy pequeñas distinciones. El profesor Stanislaus Joyce sobrellevó su carga con nobleza y disconformidad. A pesar de sus reservas, vivió una vida en gran parte moldeada por su hermano, combatió el derecho de los demás...
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A young boy in love with his friend's sister promises to bring her back a gift from the Araby bazaar when he learns she cannot go. It is only later that night that the boy is able to make it to the bazaar and by the time he arrives, most of the stalls are closed and only late night activities are taking place between young women and men.
Critically acclaimed author James Joyce's Dubliners is a collection of short stories depicting middle-class...