James Joyce : texts and contexts / Len Platt.

Author/creator Platt, Len
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Continuum, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 186 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Joyce, James, 1882-1941--Criticism and interpretation.
Authors, Irish--20th century.

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.
Bibliography note"Further reading": p. [172]-181.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781441113337 (hardcover)
ISBN1441113339 (hardcover)
ISBN9781441197610 (pbk.)
ISBN1441197613 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PR6019.O9 Z78215 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold