A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
One of the most revolutionary novels of the twentieth century, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man chronicles the turbulent coming-of-age of Stephen Dedalus — a sensitive, intellectually restless young Irishman navigating the suffocating constraints of Catholic faith, nationalist politics, and family expectation in late nineteenth-century Dublin. Through a series of vividly rendered episodes, from Stephen's earliest childhood impressions to his eventual rejection of all that would bind his spirit, Joyce constructs an unrelenting portrait of a soul in the act of becoming, driven by an almost feverish hunger for artistic and intellectual freedom. Joyce's masterstroke lies in his pioneering use of stream-of-consciousness narration — a technique that mirrors the very texture of thought itself, evolving in complexity and sophistication as Stephen matures. The novel presents language not merely as a vehicle for storytelling, but as a living, breathing medium through which identity is forged and contested. Celebrated as a cornerstone of literary modernism and a thinly veiled autobiography, it remains an electrifying testament to the cost — and the courage — of choosing art over belonging. Can a man truly create freely, or is he forever haunted by the nets he was born into?
Author: James Joyce
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
One of the most revolutionary novels of the twentieth century, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man chronicles the turbulent coming-of-age of Stephen Dedalus — a sensitive, intellectually restless young Irishman navigating the suffocating constraints of Catholic faith, nationalist politics, and family expectation in late nineteenth-century Dublin. Through a series of vividly rendered episodes, from Stephen's earliest childhood impressions to his eventual rejection of all that would bind his spirit, Joyce constructs an unrelenting portrait of a soul in the act of becoming, driven by an almost feverish hunger for artistic and intellectual freedom. Joyce's masterstroke lies in his pioneering use of stream-of-consciousness narration — a technique that mirrors the very texture of thought itself, evolving in complexity and sophistication as Stephen matures. The novel presents language not merely as a vehicle for storytelling, but as a living, breathing medium through which identity is forged and contested. Celebrated as a cornerstone of literary modernism and a thinly veiled autobiography, it remains an electrifying testament to the cost — and the courage — of choosing art over belonging. Can a man truly create freely, or is he forever haunted by the nets he was born into?