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James Joyce: texts and contexts

By Joyce , Len , James;Platt

Book information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2011
ISBN
9781441165466, 9781441113337, 1441113339, 9781441148698, 1441148698, 1441165460, 9781441197610, 1441197613
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1650722 bytes)
Pages
192\193
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1882-1941-- 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation;Joyceetc;JoyceinterpretationJamesLiterature;Criticism

Description

This is an introduction to reading and studying Joycean texts. It 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. Abbreviations 1. Introduction to a 'biografiend' 2. Earlier works 3. Going forth by day - Ulysses 4. Ulysses, Ireland, Empire 5. Reading Finnegans Wake 6. The Wake and the 1920s and 30s 7. 'I do not like that other world' - Joyce's publics Further Reading Index.

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