James Joyce texts and contexts

By:

Platt, Len

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Continuum 2011Description: x,186p. 22 cmISBN:

9781441197610

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

823.912 22 PL-J

LOC classification:

PR6019.O9 Z78216 2011

Contents:

Introduction to a 'biografiend' -- Early works -- Going forth by day : Ulysses -- Ulysses, Ireland, empire -- Reading Finnegans wake -- The Wake and the 1920s and 1930s -- 'I do not like that other world' : Joyce's publics.

Summary: This is an introduction to reading and studying Joycean texts. It surveys the key contexts -- literary, historical, political, philosophical and compositional -- which shaped and determined them. By identifying and engaging with Joyce's writing methods and style, the book opens up strategies and approaches for reading his complex texts.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	General Books	Faculty Lounge	823.912 PL-J (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		126679

Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-181) and index.

This is an introduction to reading and studying Joycean texts. It surveys the key contexts -- literary, historical, political, philosophical and compositional -- which shaped and determined them. By identifying and engaging with Joyce's writing methods and style, the book opens up strategies and approaches for reading his complex texts.

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