Masterpiece of semi-autobiographical fiction reveals a powerful portrait of the coming of age of a young man of unusual intelligence, sensitivity, and character. Telling portrayals of an Irish upbringing and schooling, the Catholic Church and its priesthood, Parnell and Irish politics, sexual experi[...]

James Joyce remains a mysterious figure, and yet his books concern his own life: his friends, loves, and, above all, the city of Dublin. Professor Chester Anderson here examines Joyce as one of the great modern writers, but also explores his life, visiting all the places where he lived and worked, a[...]

Joyce scholars describe and analyze each chapter of Ulysses

From its very beginning, psychoanalysis sought to incorporate the aesthetic into its domain. Despite Joyce's deliberate attempt in his writing to resist this powerful hermeneutic, his work has been confronted by a long tradition of psychoanalytic readings. Luke Thurston argues that this very antagon[...]

This second edition of The Cambridge Companion to Joyce contains several revised essays, reflecting increasing emphasis on Joyce's politics, a fresh sense of the importance of his engagement with Ireland, and the changes wrought by gender studies on criticism of his work. This Companion gathers an i[...]

In this book Jean-Michel Rabate approaches the Joycean canon through the concept of 'egoism'.

From its very beginning, psychoanalysis sought to incorporate the aesthetic into its domain. Despite Joyce's deliberate attempt in his writing to resist this powerful hermeneutic, his work has been confronted by a long tradition of psychoanalytic readings. Luke Thurston argues that this very antagon[...]

These 15 stories, Joyce's first published prose, are complete in themselves, even though they got further development in ULYSSES. The author called them "a series of chapters in the moral history of his community." They bear the unmistakable stamp of Joyce's genius and are an augury of the masterwor[...]

'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam[...]

This introductory textbook provides nursing students with the essential bioscience they need to complete their nursing studies. It explains the scientific concepts that are related to all nursing practices and procedures from the simplest to the most advanced.[...]