{"product_id":"reading-james-joyce-9781032121420","title":"Reading James Joyce","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading James Joyce\u003c\/em\u003e is a ready-at-hand compendium and all-encompassing interpretive guide designed for teachers and students approaching Joyce's writings for the first time, guiding readers to better understand Joyce's works and the background from which they emerged. Meticulously organized, this text situates readers within the world of Joyce including biographical exploration, discussion of Joyce's innovations and prominent works such as \u003cem\u003eDubliners\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/em\u003e, surveys of significant critical approaches to Joyce's writings, and examples of alternative readings and contemporary responses. Each chapter will provide interpretive approaches to contemporary literary theories and key issues, including end-of-chapter strategies and extended readings for further engagement. This book also includes shorter assessments of Joyce's lesser-known workscritical writings, drama, poetry, letters, epiphanies, and personal recollectionsto contextualiz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Biography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Approaching \u003ci\u003eDubliners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Approaching \u003ci\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Approaching \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Approaching \u003ci\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Approaching the Minor Works\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendices—Debunking popular myths about Joyce’s writings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. The Uncle Charles Principle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. The love life of Bloom and Molly \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. The Dream of \u003ci\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV. Definitions of Modernism and Postmodernism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eV. Epiphanies, Epicleti, and Epiclets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVI. Satiric and Serious Joyce: \"The Holy Office,\" \"Gas from a Burner,\" and \"A Curious History\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVII. Currency Terms with Selected Examples from Joyce’s Literary Works\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChronology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous: Joyce Foundations and Journals\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018850894167,"sku":"9781032121420","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032121420.jpg?v=1750778385","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-james-joyce-9781032121420","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}