James Joyce: Texts and Contexts

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James Joyce stands at the forefront of modernism - a writer whose work has gained a unique status in modern Western culture.This book offers an introduction to reading and studying Joycean texts and surveys the key contexts - literary, historical, political, philosophical and compositional - which shaped and determined them. By identifying and engaging with Joyce's writing methods and style, the book opens up strategies and approaches for reading his complex texts. It also introduces the critical reception of Joyce and his work, from the early structuralist and 'myth' critics, through deconstruction, to recent developments including historical criticism and genetic criticism. Cover Half-Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1 Introduction to a ‘Biografi end’ Chapter 2 Early Works Chapter 3 Going Forth By Day – Ulysses Chapter 4 Ulysses , Ireland, Empire Chapter 5 Reading Finnegans Wake Chapter 6 The Wake and the 1920s and 1930s Chapter 7 ‘I Do Not Like That Other World’ – Joyce’s Publics Notes Further Reading Index