joyce, james

Contains seventeen essays in which the authors analyze various aspects of James Joyce's early-twentieth-century work "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.".

Presents the 1969 Viking critical edition of James Joyce's short story, "The Dead, " and includes five critical essays, biographical and historical background, a survey of critical responses to the story since its initial publication, and a glossary of terms.

Contains a plot summary and character list for James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," as well as a thematic and structural analysis of his novel "Ulysses," both with a selection of critical essays; and includes biographical information about the author.

A collection of eleven critical essays about Joyce's collection of stories, arranged chronologically in the order of their original publication.

Contrasts two coming-of-age narratives: that of Lucia, the daughter of James Joyce, and that of author Mary Talbot, daughter of the eminent Joycean scholar James S. Atherton.

Analyzes "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and argues that Fitzgerald used the same methods James Joyce used in "Ulysses," such as using realistic characters as biblical parodies, developing each chapter using a different duality in life, and providing social criticism with sub-themes.