
Joyce
Ian Pindar(Author)
Haus Publishing
Published on 16. June 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
180 pages
978-1-904341-58-1 (ISBN)
Description
James Joyce (1882-1941) is hailed as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Rejecting his homeland and its religion as a young man, Joyce went on to reinvent the Dublin of his youth in fiction. His masterpiece Ulysses - once banned in Britain and the United States - redefined the modern novel and has become a canonical classic, while Finnegans Wake, written as his eyesight deteriorated, cemented Joyce's legacy as one of the founding figures of modernist literature.
In this lucid and compelling biography, Ian Pindar vividly explores crucial events in Joyce's life, from his self-imposed exile to his creative triumphs. Revealing how Joyce's work carefully blends the abstract and the mundane, Joyce is a timeless study of a man who revolutionised the literary landscape and celebrated the great human comedy of which we are all part.
In this lucid and compelling biography, Ian Pindar vividly explores crucial events in Joyce's life, from his self-imposed exile to his creative triumphs. Revealing how Joyce's work carefully blends the abstract and the mundane, Joyce is a timeless study of a man who revolutionised the literary landscape and celebrated the great human comedy of which we are all part.
Reviews / Votes
'Pindar has skilfully made the process of understanding the complex relationship between Joyce's life and work "fun again".' -- Eric Bulson, Times Literary Supplement 'Short, crisp and enjoyable' -- Guardian 'Pindar manages gracefully to pack a wealth of information into his brief study' -- Irish IndependentMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 25 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904341-58-1 (9781904341581)
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Person
Ian Pindar is a writer and editor. He wrote the Guardian "Diary", "Critical Eye" and "Deja vu" columns for many years and reviewed for the Times Literary Supplement. He was an editor at The Harvill Press and before that at Weidenfeld & Nicolson. He co-translated The Three Ecologies by the French philosopher Felix Guattari. His poetry collections, Emporium and Constellations, are published by Carcanet, and he was shortlisted for The Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry Prize for First Full Collection. His poems have appeared in The Forward Book of Poetry, The London Magazine, Magma, PN Review, Poetry Review and the Times Literary Supplement. He lives in Oxfordshire.
Terry Eagleton is a renowned literary theorist and critic. Eagleton has published over forty books, including Literary Theory: An Introduction. He is Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University and lives in Northern Ireland.
Terry Eagleton is a renowned literary theorist and critic. Eagleton has published over forty books, including Literary Theory: An Introduction. He is Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University and lives in Northern Ireland.
Content
Preface 1
From Baby Tuckoo to Sunny Jim 21
The Dante of Dublin 41
The Wanderer 55
Nora 67
'Self exiled upon his ego' 79
'Ominous - for him!' 93
'Litterarum Anglicarum Pontifex Maximus' 105
'The Blue Book of Eccles' 133
'O! Infamy!' 149
'The Strangest Dream that was ever Halfdreamt' 157
'Inkbattle' 179
Envoy: 'mememormee!' 203
Notes 209
List of Works 236
Further Reading 238
Acknowledgements 247
Index 248
From Baby Tuckoo to Sunny Jim 21
The Dante of Dublin 41
The Wanderer 55
Nora 67
'Self exiled upon his ego' 79
'Ominous - for him!' 93
'Litterarum Anglicarum Pontifex Maximus' 105
'The Blue Book of Eccles' 133
'O! Infamy!' 149
'The Strangest Dream that was ever Halfdreamt' 157
'Inkbattle' 179
Envoy: 'mememormee!' 203
Notes 209
List of Works 236
Further Reading 238
Acknowledgements 247
Index 248