James Joyce's Ulysses: A Reference Guide by Bernard McKenna (English) Hardcover

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Perhaps the most important literary achievement of the 20th century, Ulysses is also one of the most challenging. This work introduces beginning readers to Joyce and his novel, and illuminates the critical dialogue surrounding his work.

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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.

Author Biography

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).

Table of Contents

PrefaceIntroductionContentTextsContextsIdeasNarrative ArtReceptionBibliographical Essay

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Critical dialogues, background information, and the most detailed plot summary available introduce readers to Joyce's astonishing novel.

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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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Critical dialogues, background information, and the most detailed plot summary available introduce readers to Joyce's astonishing novel.

Details ISBN0313316252 Author Bernard McKenna Short Title JAMES JOYCES ULYSSES Pages 264 Series Greenwood Guides to Fiction Language English ISBN-10 0313316252 ISBN-13 9780313316258 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 823.912 Year 2002 Imprint Greenwood Press Subtitle A Reference Guide Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Westport Birth 1966 Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780313316258 UK Release Date 2002-01-30 NZ Release Date 2002-01-30 US Release Date 2002-01-30 Audience Age 7-17 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Publication Date 2002-01-30 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2002-01-29 We've got this

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