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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man apparently began as a quasi-biographical memoir entitled Stephen Hero, written by James Joyce (1882–1941) between 1904 and 1906 but later dismissed by the novelist as a “schoolboy’s production.” Joyce left Ireland in 1904 to become a professional writer [...]
James Joyce
James Joyce Augustine (1882-1941) One of the most radical innovators of twentieth-century writing, who dedicated himself to exuberant exploration of the total resources of language. He was born at Rathgar, a suburb of Dublin, on Feb. 2, 1882. His father, who took pride in coming of an old and substantial Cork family, had some talent as a [...]
James Joyce
James Joyce Joyce, James (1882-1941), an Irish novelist, revolutionized the treatment of plot and characterization in fiction. Many critics consider William Shakespeare his only rival as a master of the English language. Joyce was born in Dublin and wrote all his works about that city, though he lived outside Ireland from 1904 on. He lived and [...]
