Value of James Joyce

This book explores the writings of James Joyce from his early poetry and stories to his final avant-garde work, Finnegans Wake.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The significance of the ordinary; 3. The complexities of place; 4. Cultures, old and new; 5. Moods, voices, and language.

About the author

Margot Norris is Chancellor's Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emerita, at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of several books and numerous articles on the work of James Joyce, including The Decentered Universe of 'Finnegans Wake', Joyce's Web: The Social Unraveling of Modernism, and Suspicious Readings of Joyce's 'Dubliners'. From 2004 to 2008, she served as President of the International James Joyce Foundation.

Summary

This book explores the writings of James Joyce from his early poetry and short stories to his final avant-garde work, Finnegans Wake. It examines not only the significance of the ordinary but the function of natural and urban spaces and the moods, voice, and language that give Joyce's works their widespread appeal.

Product details

• Authors: Margot Norris, Margot (University of California Norris, Norris Margot
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.03.2016
• EAN: 9781107131927
• ISBN: 978-1-107-13192-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: The Value of; The Value of
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Ireland, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000