A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Joyce James (English) Paperback Book

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This edition, based on the Egoist Press second edition of 1918, is the most extensively annotated edition available, with almost 1,000 notes by James Joyce scholars Marc A. Mamigonian and John Turner

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James Joyce's first novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a Kunstlerroman which chronicles the emotional and intellectual development of Stephen Dedalus - a character partly based on the author himself - from his early childhood and his school and university days all the way to his first forays as a young artist. Dedalus's thoughts and epiphanies reveal the tensions, insecurities and feelings of guilt that are the product of living in a country and period so deeply divided along religious and political lines. Pioneering an innovative stream-of-consciousness technique characteristic of early Modernism, and often resorting to mythical, historical and literary allusion which would find fuller expression in Ulysses, Joyce's groundbreaking work shocked the readers of its day and continues to challenge analysis and interpretation.

Author Biography

Born in Dublin, James Joyce (1882 - 1941) spent most of his life abroad, living in Trieste, Paris and Zurich. His writings, however mainly centre on Dublin - most famously Ulysses, Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. He pioneered and perfected avant-garde prose techniques that saw him rise to the rank of one of Europe's foremost Modernists.

Review

His writing is not about something; it is that something itself. -- Samuel BeckettThis volume likely presents the most ambitious annotations of tlle novel to date and might even surpass Don Gifford's colossal stand-alone reference guide. -- Greg Winston * James Joyce Quarterly *

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The most extensively annotated edition available with almost 1,000 notes by Joyce scholars Marc A. Mamigonian and John Turner

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James Joyce's first novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a Kunstlerroman which chronicles the emotional and intellectual development of Stephen Dedalus - a character partly based on the author himself - from his early childhood and his school and university days all the way to his first forays as a young artist. Dedalus's thoughts and epiphanies reveal the tensions, insecurities and feelings of guilt that are the product of living in a country and period so deeply divided along religious and political lines. Pioneering an innovative stream-of-consciousness technique characteristic of early Modernism, and often resorting to mythical, historical and literary allusion which would find fuller expression in Ulysses, Joyce's groundbreaking work shocked the readers of its day and continues to challenge analysis and interpretation.

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"His writing is not about something; it is that something itself." - Samuel Beckett

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The most extensively annotated edition available with almost 1,000 notes by Joyce scholars Marc A. Mamigonian and John Turner

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The most extensively annotated edition available with almost 1,000 notes by Joyce scholars Marc A. Mamigonian and John Turner

Details ISBN1847493866 Pages 320 Year 2014 ISBN-10 1847493866 ISBN-13 9781847493866 Format Paperback Publisher Alma Books Ltd Media Book Imprint Alma Classics Place of Publication Richmond Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.912 Publication Date 2014-11-19 Short Title PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YO Language English UK Release Date 2014-11-19 Translated from English NZ Release Date 2014-11-19 Author Joyce James Audience General AU Release Date 2014-11-18 We've got this

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