James Joyce A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Writings / Edition 1

by A. Nicholas Fargnoli, Michael Patrick Gillespie

Overview

Meant to be used while reading Joyce's work, James Joyce A to Z is written primarily for the reader first encountering Joyce, but will be of great use even to scholars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195110296
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/21/1996
Series:	Literary A-Z's
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	9.93(w) x 7.04(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

A. Nicholas Fargnoli is Professor of Theology and English at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York. He is vice president of the James Joyce Society and founder of the Finnegans Wake Society of New York that meets regularly at the historic Gotham Book Mart in New York City.
Michael Patrick Gillespie is Professor of English at Marquette University. He is the author of Reading the Book Himself: Narrative Strategies in the Works of James Joyce (1989).

Editorial Reviews

"This unique volume...gathers an impressive amount of information about Joyce in one tidy package. This is a delightful and helpful volume...A worthy candidate for serious literature collections."— Library Journal

"Browsers will find previously unknown material, as well as new light on what they have already grasped."—Times Literary Supplement

"Unexpected and thought-provoking essays such as the one on Henri Matisse or the compelling explication on "Oxen of the Sun" contribute to this must-have encyclopedia for Joyce lovers on the run." —Literature in Transition

From the Publisher

A reference on the life and work of the great modernist writer James Joyce (1882-1941) that manages to attain clarity and concision without sacrificing the fascination of its subject. Some 800 alphabetical entries encompass specific aspects of the author's work, and provide insight into the culture, history, biography, and criticism of his writings. Includes 34 b&w photos, bibliographies of biographical and critical studies, a chronology of Joyce's writings and publications, a timeline from Ulysses, and a working outline of Finnegan's Wake. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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