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Joyce: the Man, the Work, the Reputation |
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Marvin Magalaner and Richard M. Kain With his first major work appearing on the eve of the First World War and his last on the eve of the Second, James Joyce has seemed a symptom and portent of our age. At the same time he has challenged and delighted readers, scholars, critics, and artists with his verbal magic and unique vision. If the discovery of Joyce has at times been a grim work in progress, it is also a fascinating search, a second Quest for Corvo, as the Dublin Joycean, Niall Sheridan, has suggested. Here, published for the first time in one volume, is a full-length portrait of James Joyce, the man and his achievement. A truly wide-ranging survey of the field of Joycean criticism, it also includes many fascinating details about his life - his rift with the Church, his alienation from Ireland, his stormy friendships - together with important previously unpublished letters. The authors offer incisive guidance to Joyce's major writings through a systematic interpretation of each work which clarifies the more obscure passages. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Joyce as a man, as an artist and as a major figure of twentieth-century culture. ISBN 1-870495-11-X £16.95 |
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