Reading James Joyce: An Introduction

Reading James Joyce provides teachers and students with a comprehensive interpretive guide to understanding Joyce's writings, including biographical exploration, critical approaches, and alternative readings. It also includes shorter assessments of lesser-known works to contextualize his creative and social environments.

Format: Hardback
Length: 214 pages
Publication date: 24 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Reading James Joyce is a comprehensive and interpretive resource designed for teachers and students embarking on their journey into the world of James Joyce's writings. Thoroughly organized, this text provides a seamless entry into Joyce's literary realm, encompassing biographical exploration, discussions of his innovative techniques and prominent works such as Dubliners, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake, surveys of significant critical approaches to his writings, and examples of alternative readings and contemporary responses. Each chapter offers interpretive frameworks for contemporary literary theories and key issues, accompanied by end-of-chapter strategies and extended readings for further engagement. Additionally, this book includes concise assessments of Joyce's lesser-known works, including critical writings, drama, poetry, letters, epiphanies, and personal recollections, to contextualize the creative and social environments that shaped his most notable publications. As a truly comprehensive guide, Reading James Joyce serves as an invaluable and indispensable resource for readers seeking to delve into the influential realm of Joyce studies.

Weight: 570g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032121444