irish novelists

Contains over eight hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on various aspects of the life and work of Irish novelist James Joyce, covering terms, people, places, and concepts.

Presents synopses, commentaries, character sketches, and contemporary reviews for important works by James Joyce; an alphabetized guide to persons, places, and ideas related to Joyce's life and works; documents including a working outline of "Finnegans Wake" and the U.S. court decision to lift the ban on "Ulysses"; and several reference tools.

A biography of twentieth-century Irish novelist James Joyce, discussing his development of his masterwork "Ulysses, " and the world's reaction to its publication.