James Joyce by Andrew Gibson
Sets out to reverse the traditional view of James Joyce and his work as the paradigm of international modernism in literature. This title relocates the writer and his work in Ireland, showing them at the various points to be intricately bound up in Irish history, politics and culture.
With an introduction by Declan Kiberd 'Written in a compact and graceful style, Gibson's book can be read in two or three happy and absorbing afternoons.. Despite, or perhaps because of, its partialities, James Joyce makes for engrossing and highly satisfying reading. Gibson's knowledge of Irish history, like his prose, is impeccable, and his application of a distinct point of view about Joyce to his life and career illuminates many aspects of them anew ... a fine study. James Joyce Literary Supplement Gibson's book has much to recommend it ... This is an important study that should send us all back to the master's scriptures with wiped eyes and big questions. -- Gerry Dukes Irish Independent The care with which Gibson analyses the play Exiles in his study is essential reading, as is his change in perspective regarding Ulysses itself, where he emphasizes the novel's profoundly Irish historical and existential freight. El Pais, Uruguay
Andrew Gibson is Professor of Modern Literature and Theory at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the author of Ulysses (2002), Samuel Beckett(Reaktion, 2010). He is coeditor of Reaktion's London from Punk to Blair and the author of Joyce's Revenge: History, Politics and Aesthetics in Ulysses and James Joyce, the latter also published by Reaktion.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861892775 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861892772 |
| Title | James Joyce |
| Author | Andrew Gibson |
| Series | Critical Lives |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2006-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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