Critical Companion to James Joyce: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work (Critical Companion (Paperback)) - Softcover

Fargnoli, Vice-President Of The James Joyce Society And Professor Of Theology And English A Nicholas; Gillespie, Professor Of English Michael Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816066892 ISBN 13: 9780816066896

Publisher: Checkmark Books, 2006

Synopsis

This is an examination of Irish novelist, James Joyce, exploring his work and influences, including family, friends, relatives, and acquaintances, as well as important places where he lived and worked. This book includes: a biography of Joyce; accounts of censorship and legal battles; and characters in his fiction.

About this title

About the Author:

A. Nicholas Fargnoli is Professor of Theology and English at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York. He is vice president of the James Joyce Society and founder of the Finnegans Wake Society of New York that meets regularly at the historic Gotham Book Mart in New York City.
Michael Patrick Gillespie is Professor of English at Marquette University. He is the author of Reading the Book Himself: Narrative Strategies in the Works of James Joyce (1989).

From Booklist:

Fargnoli, a theology and English professor at Molloy College, and Gillespie, a writer experienced with Joyce's works, have combined forces to bring forth a revised edition of James Joyce A to Z (1995). More than 40 percent of the material is new or updated. Intended for the nonspecialist, the volume provides an introductory overview of Joyce's life and works.

The first part of the work is a biography of Joyce, with several black-and-white photographs dispersed throughout. In the second part, which makes up the bulk of the volume, entries for Joyce's works are arranged alphabetically by title. Each entry contains a publishing history and commentary. There may also be overviews of chapters, critical analysis of major themes, profiles of characters, and excerpts from contemporary reviews. Part 3 is a dictionary of people, themes, characters, and places that had a direct influence on Joyce's life and works. The last part of the volume contains the appendixes, including a "Chronological Bibliography of Joyce's Works and Adaptations"; documents pertaining to Ulysses and Finnegans Wake; family trees; lists of periodicals and Web sites; a topical bibliography; and a good chronology of events during Joyce's lifetime.

This book would be an asset to academic and large public libraries needing an introduction to Joyce's work and life. Jennifer Dawson
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About this edition

• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0816066892
• ISBN 13: 9780816066896
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 450