James Joyce: New And Revised Edition
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Widely regarded as the greatest literary biography of the twentieth century, Richard Ellmann's monumental study of James Joyce stands as the definitive account of one of modernism's most towering and enigmatic figures. Tracing Joyce's life from his turbulent Dublin childhood through his long years of self-imposed exile in Trieste, Zurich, and Paris, Ellmann reconstructs with extraordinary precision the experiences, relationships, and obsessions that fed directly into Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake. Ellmann's scholarship is both exhaustive and deeply humane — he conducted hundreds of interviews with those who knew Joyce personally, weaving their testimony into a narrative that reads with the propulsive energy of a great novel. The biography illuminates the intricate connections between Joyce's life and his art, revealing how every quarrel, love affair, and financial humiliation was transmuted into immortal literature. This revised edition incorporates new research and corrections, making it the most authoritative text available — and leaving the reader with the unmistakable sense that to understand Joyce's work, one must first understand the extraordinary life that produced it.
Author: Richard Ellmann
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Widely regarded as the greatest literary biography of the twentieth century, Richard Ellmann's monumental study of James Joyce stands as the definitive account of one of modernism's most towering and enigmatic figures. Tracing Joyce's life from his turbulent Dublin childhood through his long years of self-imposed exile in Trieste, Zurich, and Paris, Ellmann reconstructs with extraordinary precision the experiences, relationships, and obsessions that fed directly into Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake. Ellmann's scholarship is both exhaustive and deeply humane — he conducted hundreds of interviews with those who knew Joyce personally, weaving their testimony into a narrative that reads with the propulsive energy of a great novel. The biography illuminates the intricate connections between Joyce's life and his art, revealing how every quarrel, love affair, and financial humiliation was transmuted into immortal literature. This revised edition incorporates new research and corrections, making it the most authoritative text available — and leaving the reader with the unmistakable sense that to understand Joyce's work, one must first understand the extraordinary life that produced it.