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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

By James Joyce
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce is a coming-of-age novel that follows the intellectual and emotional development of Stephen Dedalus, a sensitive and precocious young man. Set in Ireland, Stephen grapples with family expectations, cultural identity, and religious constraints, while nurturing his ambition to become an artist. Through his journey, the novel explores themes of self-discovery and the search for individuality amidst societal pressures.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY DR DIETER FUCHS AND JOSEPH O'CONNOR

Against the backdrop of nineteenth century Dublin, a boy becomes a man: his mind testing its powers, obsessions taking hold and loosening again, the bonds of family, tradition, nation and religion transforming from supports into shackles;

A highly autobiographical tale of the growth of a young man's mind, and his striving for independence

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A highly autobiographical tale of the growth of a young man's mind, and his striving for independence.

With introductions by Dr Dieter Fuchs and Joseph O'Connor

Against the backdrop of nineteenth century Dublin, a boy becomes a man—his mind testing its powers, obsessions taking hold and loosening again. The bonds of family, tradition, nation, and religion transform from supports into shackles; until the young man devotes himself to the celebration of beauty, reaching for independence and the life of an artist.

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James Joyce's depiction of Stephen Dedalus's early life in Dublin is highly regarded for its stylistic sophistication and profound influence on modern literature. It is praised for its vivid and beautiful prose, rich with myth and symbolism. Critics admire its truthfulness and clarity, with some acknowledging its unparalleled artistic magic.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099573159

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 December 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Contributors:

  • Edited by Hans Walter Gabler Gabler

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 202g

Pages: 288

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About the Author

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was born on 2 February 1882 in Rathgar, Dublin and educated at Jesuit schools before attending University College, Dublin. After graduating, he left Ireland for Paris, at first to study medicine, but returned home after a year when his mother became ill. Joyce struggled to make a living in Dublin, and soon left the country again, this time in the company of Nora Barnacle, who would be his life-long companion and mother of his two children. Settling in Trieste, Joyce taught English and began once more to write. He published a volume of verse, Chamber Music in 1907, which was followed by Dubliners in 1914, and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which was published serially in the Egoist magazine. These works won Joyce the attention of Ezra Pound, and through Pound, the patronage of publisher Harriet Shaw Weaver. In 1920, Joyce moved to Paris, where he began writing Ulysses, though by now suffering severe difficulties with his sight. Ulysses was published in 1922, and was celebrated as a work of immense literary importance by writers such as T.S.Eliot and Hemingway. It was followed by Finnegan's Wake, published in its completed form in 1939. Joyce and his family fled the German occupation of France by moving to Zurich in 1940, but Joyce's health worsened, and he died on 13 January 1941.

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