1882-1941

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

This fictionalised portrait of Joyce's youth is one of the most vivid accounts of the growth from childhood to adulthood. Dublin at the turn of the century provides the backdrop as Stephen Dedalus moves town and society, towards the irrevocable decision to leave - the decision made by Joyce himself and which resulted in the mature novels of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of James Joyce.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Ulysses--Portals of Discovery, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work To the Lighthouse, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work A Room of One's Own, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Mrs. Dalloway, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

"Highlights one of the most influential writers of the 20th century--James Joyce. He is best known for his complex style, reinvention of language, and depiction of contemporary Ireland. Yet at the time of writing his work faced intense criticism, and his modernist epic Ulysses was banned for over a decade in Britain and America for obscenity. This book explores Joyce's major works including Ulysses, Dubliners, and Finnegan's Wake. It considers the contemporary significance of Joyce's examination of sexuality and nationalism, and places Joyce's works in the context of his life as well as the historical moment in which they were written"--Provided by publisher.

"When bookish young American Sylvia Beach opens Shakespeare and Company on a quiet street in Paris in 1919, she has no idea that she and her new bookstore will change the course of literature itself. Shakespeare and Company is more than a bookstore and lending library: Many of the most prominent writers of the Lost Generation, like Ernest Hemingway, consider it a second home. It's where some of the most important literary friendships of the twentieth century are forged--none more so than the one between Irish writer James Joyce and Sylvia herself. When Joyce's controversial novel Ulysses is banned, Beach takes a massive risk and publishes it under the auspices of Shakespeare and Company. But the success and notoriety of publishing the most infamous and influential book of the century comes with steep costs"--Provided by publisher.