Dubliners James Joyce 1971 7th Printing April A Viking Compass Book

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Notable Features: About the Book: Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories written by James Joyce, first published in 1914. The stories show what life was like for middle-class people in Dublin, Ireland, during the early 1900s. When Joyce wrote these stories, there was a strong feeling of Irish nationalism, with many people searching for a national identity and purpose. Ireland was at a turning point, influenced by different ideas and cultures. Joyce believed that Irish nationalism, along with Catholicism and British control, caused people to feel stuck or unable to move forward. He thought of Dubliners as a "nicely polished looking-glass" that could help the Irish see themselves and take steps toward freedom. Joyce introduces the idea of epiphany, which is when a character has a moment of deep understanding. The first three stories are told from the point of view of children, while the later stories focus on older characters, showing their growth from childhood to adulthood and beyond. Many of the characters in Dubliners also appear in smaller roles in Joyce's famous novel, Ulysses. The remarkable collection of stories that make up Dubliners was described by Joyce himself as a series of chapters in the moral history of his community; and the arrangement of the tales reveals "a progression from childhood to maturity, broad- ening from private to public scope," as Harry Levin noted in his introduction to The Portable James Joyce. In fact, it is the scope of life that Joyce has limned in these stories-ranging from the opening tale, "The Sisters," in which the boy is confronted with death as he overhears the conver- sation of his elders, through the memorable "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" with its depiction of small-time politicians recalling their great lost leader, Parnell, to the exquisitely poignant "The Dead," wherein through the chance singing of a song a husband learns of a long-ago romance in his wife's life. While the geographic boundary of these fifteen stories may be middle-class, Catholic Dublin, the artistic boundary is set only by Joyce's far-reaching genius. About the Author: The text for this definitive edition has been prepared by: Robert Scholes of the University of Iowa, in consultation with Richard Ellmann, Joyce's biographer. Also of interest will be the annotated edition of Dubliners available in The Viking Critical Library, edited by Robert Scholes and A. Walton Litz.Condition:There are scuff marks on the cover. The flyleaf has a name and other scribbles, content page has scribbles, notes, and check marks. There are notes and underlining throughout, but overall the book is clean. There are some dog-eared pages. Shipping and Return InformationI am happy to combine shipping. I ship daily for fast delivery.Books are wrapped in paper, bubble wrapped and most are mailed in a bubble mailer while others are mailed in boxes.Postcards and photographs are bagged and mailed in a rigid cardboard envelope.Magazines are bagged, boarded and mailed in a rigid flat lay cardboard envelope. Artwork is bagged and mailed flat between two pieces of cardboard. I offer free, no questions asked returns.

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