James Joyce: Ulysses / A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Essays, Articles, Reviews

by John Coyle

Overview

This Columbia Critical Guide offers a thorough overview of the incredible wealth of criticism about these two masterpieces, as well as insights into Joyce's writing process and his literary sources—revealed by critics and artists who knew him personally. The volume explores the relationship between Ulysses and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and also examines how Joyce's successors have explained and venerated his work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231115315
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	01/27/1999
Series:	Columbia Critical Guides
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	186
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

John Coyle teaches at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Table of Contents

Introduction
First Reactions, by Valery Larbaud, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Arnold Bennett, Wyndham Lewis
Joyce's Industry, by Stuart Gilbert, Frank Budgen
Years of Consolidation, by Richard Ellmann, Hugh Kenner, Wayne C. Booth, Vladimir Nabokov
Post-structuralist Joyce, by Colin MacCabe, Maud Ellmann, David Lodge
Against Authority, by Vicky Mahaffey, Suzette Henke, Vincent Cheng, Jacques Derrida, Leo Bersani

Editorial Reviews

Twenty contributions serve as an introduction and guide to Joyce's critical reception. Many are original responses to Joyce's work, including pieces by fellow writers, critics, interpreters, and readers. Features such writers as Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Vladimir Nabokov, Cleanth Brooks, and Jacques Derrida. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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