James Joyce And His World
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few figures in the history of Western literature cast as long and as transformative a shadow as James Joyce, and James Joyce and His World presents the life and genius of this Irish titan through a richly illustrated biographical portrait. Chester G. Anderson chronicles Joyce's journey from his turbulent Dublin upbringing — shaped by Catholicism, Irish nationalism, and financial instability — through his self-imposed exile across Europe, to his emergence as the author of such revolutionary works as Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake. Accompanied by 124 illustrations, the book situates Joyce firmly within the cultural, political, and artistic currents of his era, painting a vivid picture of the world that both nurtured and tormented him. Anderson's approach is both scholarly and accessible, making this volume an ideal introduction for the uninitiated and a rewarding companion for the seasoned Joyce scholar. By grounding the literary achievement in the biographical and historical context — the pubs of Dublin, the drawing rooms of Paris, the little magazines of modernism — Anderson illuminates the inseparable relationship between Joyce's lived experience and his radical literary innovations. It is a work that leaves the reader asking: how much of the world did Joyce transform, and how much did the world transform him?
Author: Chester G. Anderson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few figures in the history of Western literature cast as long and as transformative a shadow as James Joyce, and James Joyce and His World presents the life and genius of this Irish titan through a richly illustrated biographical portrait. Chester G. Anderson chronicles Joyce's journey from his turbulent Dublin upbringing — shaped by Catholicism, Irish nationalism, and financial instability — through his self-imposed exile across Europe, to his emergence as the author of such revolutionary works as Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake. Accompanied by 124 illustrations, the book situates Joyce firmly within the cultural, political, and artistic currents of his era, painting a vivid picture of the world that both nurtured and tormented him. Anderson's approach is both scholarly and accessible, making this volume an ideal introduction for the uninitiated and a rewarding companion for the seasoned Joyce scholar. By grounding the literary achievement in the biographical and historical context — the pubs of Dublin, the drawing rooms of Paris, the little magazines of modernism — Anderson illuminates the inseparable relationship between Joyce's lived experience and his radical literary innovations. It is a work that leaves the reader asking: how much of the world did Joyce transform, and how much did the world transform him?