James Joyce's Ulysses: A Reference Guide - Couverture rigide

McKenna, Bernard

 
9780313316258: James Joyce's Ulysses: A Reference Guide
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0313316252 ISBN 13 : 9780313316258
Editeur : Greenwood Press, 2002

Synopsis

Perhaps the most important literary achievement of the 20th century, Ulysses is also one of the most challenging. This reference introduces beginning readers to Joyce and his novel, removes some of the obstacles readers face when confronting his text, provides background information to facilitate understanding of the nuances of the book, and illuminates the critical dialogue surrounding his work. With the help of this guide, beginning readers will discover the rewards of reading the novel and find that they outweigh the potential obstacles to understanding Ulysses.

To introduce readers to Joyce and his work, the volume begins with a short biography and a survey of the importance and cultural impact of Ulysses. Most beginning readers find it difficult to follow Joyce's plot, and so they abandon the text in frustration. Thus the book includes the most detailed available plot summary of Joyce's novel. The chapters that follow overview the novel's publication history; its historical and cultural contexts, including Modernism, Irish literature and history, and political and social trends; major themes and issues; Joyce's narrative art, including his character development, language, images, and style; and the academic and critical response to the work. The volume closes with a bibliographical essay.

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À propos de l?auteur

BERNARD MCKENNA Assistant Professor of English at the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix. He is the author of numerous articles on Irish literature, culture, and art, which have appeared in such journals as Eire-Ireland, Yeats: An Annual of Critical and Textual Studies, and Philological Quarterly. He is also an associate editor of the Dictionary of Irish Literature (2nd ed., Greenwood, 1996).

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Éditeur
Greenwood Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0313316252
ISBN 13 
9780313316258
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
264
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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