A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: James Joyce
Binding: Hardback
Published: Jonathan Cape., 1956
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing, price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Some minor chipping and discolouration to DJ, previous owner details to FEP, tanned edges.
A seminal work of modernist literature, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man chronicles the formative years of Stephen Dedalus, a young man grappling with Irish identity, Catholicism, and his burgeoning artistic sensibilities. This profound bildungsroman presents a deeply introspective journey, detailing Stephen's intellectual and spiritual evolution from childhood through his university days. The narrative uncovers his struggles against societal and religious constraints, illustrating his eventual rejection of conventional paths in pursuit of an independent artistic life. Through its rich, stream-of-consciousness prose, the novel powerfully conveys the internal conflicts and epiphanies that shape a nascent artist. It argues for the transformative power of art and the courage required to forge one's own destiny.
Author: James Joyce
Binding: Hardback
Published: Jonathan Cape., 1956
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing, price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Some minor chipping and discolouration to DJ, previous owner details to FEP, tanned edges.
A seminal work of modernist literature, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man chronicles the formative years of Stephen Dedalus, a young man grappling with Irish identity, Catholicism, and his burgeoning artistic sensibilities. This profound bildungsroman presents a deeply introspective journey, detailing Stephen's intellectual and spiritual evolution from childhood through his university days. The narrative uncovers his struggles against societal and religious constraints, illustrating his eventual rejection of conventional paths in pursuit of an independent artistic life. Through its rich, stream-of-consciousness prose, the novel powerfully conveys the internal conflicts and epiphanies that shape a nascent artist. It argues for the transformative power of art and the courage required to forge one's own destiny.