A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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Binding: Paperback

272 pages

Publisher: Wordsworth

Language: English

Level: Advance

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Package Dimensions: 5 x 0.8 x 8 inches

Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounce

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr. Jacqueline Belanger, University of Cardiff

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce's Dubliners and the symbolism of Ulysses, and is essential to the understanding of the later work

This novel is a highly autobiographical account of the adolescence of Stephen Dedalus, who reappears in Ulysses, and who comes to realize that before he can become a true artist, he must rid himself of the stultifying effects of the religion, politics and essential bigotry of his background in late 19th century Ireland

Written with a light touch, this is perhaps the most accessible of Joyce’s works