dublin (ireland)

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.

Presents the dramatic stories of several interrelated families after the sixteenth-century British conquest of Ireland and the establishment of the plantation system, which began a long political and spiritual struggle for independence and security.

Presents area-by-area information for travelers to Dublin, including details on its history, landscape, sites to see, lodging, and restaurants, and provides color photos, maps, and cutaways throughout.

A wandering spirit brings an expectancy of change to the residents of a Dublin town house, including forty-year-old public relations representative Katie, who has just dumped her commitment-phobic boyfriend; Lydia, a sassy cab driver having a casual affair while trying to figure out what to do about her mother's advancing dementia; an aging psychic invaded by her hunky foster son--just cast in a television show; and a struggling newlywed couple.

The death of Liam Hegarty, found drowned in the sea at Brighton, England, sparks a crisis in the life of his middle sister Veronica, who goes to retrieve the body and bring Liam home to Dublin where the Hegarty clan is gathering to mourn and remember.

Collects "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," a semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce, depicting the early years in the life of Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego of Joyce; and "Dubliners," a collection of fifteen stories that serve as a collective meditation on the human condition.

Examines the Easter Rising of 1916, during which Irish republicans raided Dublin Castle in hopes of ending British rule in Ireland, discussing the motives, concerns, and aspirations of those involved and describing why the Great War was a catalyst for the uprising.

An autobiographical novel depicting the childhood, adolescence, and early manhood of Stephen Dedalus.

Follows the narrator through various levels of drunken semi-consciousness. Loosely written around the Irish ballad of Tim Finnegan, who, roused by spilled whiskey, came to at his wake.