The Dead and Other Stories by James Joyce

The Dead and Other Stories by James Joyce

That James Joyce's "The Dead" forms an extraordinary conclusion to his collection Dubliners, there can be no doubt. But as many have pointed out, "The Dead" may equally well be read as a novella--arguably, one of the finest novellas ever written.

"The Dead," a "story of public life," as Joyce categorized it, was written more than a year after Joyce had finished the other stories in the collection, and was meant to redress what he felt was their "unnecessary harsh[ness]." Set on the feast of the epiphany, it is a haunting tale of connection and of alienation, reflecting, in the words of Stanislaus Joyce (James's brother and confidant), "the nostalgic love of a rejected exile."

The present volume highlights "The Dead" for readers who wish to focus on that great work in a concise volume--and for university courses in which it is not possible to cover all of Dubliners. But it also gives a strong sense of how that story is part of a larger whole. Stories from each of the other sections of Dublinershave been included, and a wide range of background materials is included as well, providing a vivid sense of the literary and historical context out of which the work emerged.

“A superbly framed selection of five stories from Dubliners, with judicious footnotes right on the page where readers need them and a vivid set of background materials that will be especially helpful for new students of JoyceThis Broadview edition contains the contextual and scholarly richness of a full critical edition, but in a tightly pruned and wisely packaged short form.” — Jed Esty, University of Pennsylvania

“The Broadview edition of stories from Dubliners is an attractive, aptly illustrated addition to the collections of Joyce’s shorter writings available to students and teachers. Its five revealingly annotated stories represent well the full range of Dubliners’ fifteen tales, from beginning to end. They are supplemented by a well-informed introduction, letters to and from key figures involved in the book’s coming into being, interesting and relevant historical and literary contextual material, and reviews presenting diverse responses to Dubliners at its appearance as a book by a little-known author. Readers of this edition will be well pleased by its compact character and its depth.” — John Paul Riquelme, Boston University

James Joyce (1882-1941), author of Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and of Ulysses as well as of Dubliners, was one of the towering figures of twentieth-century literature.

Melissa Free, an Assistant Professor of English at Binghamton University, USA has published widely on late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century English, Irish, and colonial literature.

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ISBN 13	9781554811656
ISBN 10	1554811651
Title	The Dead and Other Stories
Author	James Joyce
Series	Broadview Anthology Of British Literature Editions Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Broadview Press Ltd
Year published	2014-06-30
Number of pages	140
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.