The Joyce Archive at Reading
Catalogues and Contexts
Will be published approx. on 10. December 2026
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-350-54376-8 (ISBN)
Description
A fully contextualised catalogue of one of the most significant archival Joyce acquisitions of recent times.
When Stephen James Joyce died on 23 January 2020, he and his wife Solange bequeathed an archival collection and library to the University of Reading, comprising a wealth of documents, photographs, and rare books relating to James Joyce and his literary work. Some of this material has not been read by anyone outside the family, or was only shown to select scholars in the 1950s and 1960s and thereafter was kept private.
This book contains a detailed catalogue of the Solange and Stephen James Joyce Collection, in order to organise the collection's contents in an accessible fashion for public readers and academic researchers, as well as introductory material and headnotes that draw on the rich history of Joyce scholarship and contextual essays from four well-known Joyce scholars. Together, this material shows how this groundbreaking new collection has the potential to revise and reinvigorate understandings of Joyce and modernist literature for decades to come.
When Stephen James Joyce died on 23 January 2020, he and his wife Solange bequeathed an archival collection and library to the University of Reading, comprising a wealth of documents, photographs, and rare books relating to James Joyce and his literary work. Some of this material has not been read by anyone outside the family, or was only shown to select scholars in the 1950s and 1960s and thereafter was kept private.
This book contains a detailed catalogue of the Solange and Stephen James Joyce Collection, in order to organise the collection's contents in an accessible fashion for public readers and academic researchers, as well as introductory material and headnotes that draw on the rich history of Joyce scholarship and contextual essays from four well-known Joyce scholars. Together, this material shows how this groundbreaking new collection has the potential to revise and reinvigorate understandings of Joyce and modernist literature for decades to come.
Reviews / Votes
An indispensable resource for exploring this important new archive in Joyce Studies. This meticulously curated catalogue and the accompanying sharp and thoughtful critical essays shows the value and usefulness of these recovered documents, making the volume essential reading for both established scholars and a new generation of Joyceans. Beyond Joyce Studies, researchers across Modernist Studies and Irish Studies will find the contents inspiring. The story of the bequest is compelling in itself! * Katherine Ebury, Professor of James Joyce Studies, University College Dublin, Ireland * Eagerly awaited by all students of James Joyce's works, this catalogue demonstrates the extraordinary breadth of the new Joyce materials in the Joyce Archive at Reading. And the first forays by three highly respected Joyce scholars show to what extent these mostly unknown documents will throw new light on so many aspects of Joyce's work, life, and influence. * Geert Lernout, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Antwerp, Belgium *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
20 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-54376-8 (9781350543768)
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Persons
Mark Nixon is Professor of Modern Literature and Beckett Studies at the University of Reading, UK.
Steven Matthews is Professor of Modernist Studies and Co-Director of the Samuel Beckett Research Centre at the University of Reading, UK
Xander Ryan is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading, UK.
Steven Matthews is Professor of Modernist Studies and Co-Director of the Samuel Beckett Research Centre at the University of Reading, UK
Xander Ryan is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading, UK.
Content
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Foreword: A History of the Bequest
Guy Baxter (University of Reading, UK)
Introduction
Steven Matthews (University of Reading, UK) and Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK)
Part 1: Catalogue
1. Catalogue Hierarchy and Overview
Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK) and Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK)
2. Correspondence to James Joyce, from correspondents 'A' to 'H' (SSJ A/1/1-22)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
3. Correspondence to James Joyce, from correspondents 'J' to 'V' (SSJ A/1/23-50)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
4. Correspondence to James Joyce from Harriet Shaw Weaver (SSJ A/1/51)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
5. Correspondence to James Joyce, from correspondents with two or fewer items (SSJ A/1/52-73)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
6. Correspondence from James and Nora Joyce (SSJ A/2/1-3)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
7. Correspondence of family members and close associates (SSJ A/3-12)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
8. Manuscripts and draft publications (SSJ B)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
9. Press cuttings; Audio-visual (SSJ C and D)
Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK) and Emma Hunt (University of Reading, UK)
10. Personal documents; Legal files relating to James Joyce and Sylvia Beach (SSJ E and F)
Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
11. James Joyce ephemera and sundry papers; Solange and Stephen Joyce ephemera and sundry papers (SSJ G and H)
Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
12. Works by other authors; Objects (SSJ J and SSJ-OBJ)
Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
13. Artwork
Hannah Lyons (University of Reading, UK) and Clare Plascow (University of Reading, UK)
14. Library
Fiona Melhuish (University of Reading, UK) and Claudia Ricci (University of Reading, UK)
15. Bibliography for Catalogue Chapters
Part 2: Essays
16. Joyce's 1919 Dream Notebook and other 'incoherent atoms': From Clippings to Correspondence in Modernist Archival Studies
Dirk Van Hulle (University of Oxford, UK)
17. The Keys to Dreamland
Scarlett Baron (University College London, UK)
18. Letters in the Solange and Stephen James Joyce Collection: Joyce's Correspondence with Family and Friends
John McCourt (University of Macerata, Italy)
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Foreword: A History of the Bequest
Guy Baxter (University of Reading, UK)
Introduction
Steven Matthews (University of Reading, UK) and Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK)
Part 1: Catalogue
1. Catalogue Hierarchy and Overview
Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK) and Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK)
2. Correspondence to James Joyce, from correspondents 'A' to 'H' (SSJ A/1/1-22)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
3. Correspondence to James Joyce, from correspondents 'J' to 'V' (SSJ A/1/23-50)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
4. Correspondence to James Joyce from Harriet Shaw Weaver (SSJ A/1/51)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
5. Correspondence to James Joyce, from correspondents with two or fewer items (SSJ A/1/52-73)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
6. Correspondence from James and Nora Joyce (SSJ A/2/1-3)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
7. Correspondence of family members and close associates (SSJ A/3-12)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
8. Manuscripts and draft publications (SSJ B)
Xander Ryan (University of Reading, UK) and Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
9. Press cuttings; Audio-visual (SSJ C and D)
Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK) and Emma Hunt (University of Reading, UK)
10. Personal documents; Legal files relating to James Joyce and Sylvia Beach (SSJ E and F)
Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
11. James Joyce ephemera and sundry papers; Solange and Stephen Joyce ephemera and sundry papers (SSJ G and H)
Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
12. Works by other authors; Objects (SSJ J and SSJ-OBJ)
Jackie Bishop (University of Reading, UK)
13. Artwork
Hannah Lyons (University of Reading, UK) and Clare Plascow (University of Reading, UK)
14. Library
Fiona Melhuish (University of Reading, UK) and Claudia Ricci (University of Reading, UK)
15. Bibliography for Catalogue Chapters
Part 2: Essays
16. Joyce's 1919 Dream Notebook and other 'incoherent atoms': From Clippings to Correspondence in Modernist Archival Studies
Dirk Van Hulle (University of Oxford, UK)
17. The Keys to Dreamland
Scarlett Baron (University College London, UK)
18. Letters in the Solange and Stephen James Joyce Collection: Joyce's Correspondence with Family and Friends
John McCourt (University of Macerata, Italy)
Index