James Joyce

Stephen Hero & A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Two Autobiographical Novels) (eBook, ePUB)

Including Biography of the Author

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This carefully crafted ebook: "Stephen Hero & A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Two Autobiographical Novels)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce. An artist's novel in a modernist style, it traces the religious and intellectual awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego of Joyce and an allusion to Daedalus, the consummate craftsman of Greek mythology. Stephen questions and rebels against the Catholic and Irish conventions under which he has grown, culminating in his self-exile from Ireland to Europe. The work uses techniques that Joyce developed more fully in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. A Portrait began life in 1903 as Stephen Hero—a projected autobiographical novel in a realistic style. After 25 chapters, Joyce abandoned Stephen Hero in 1907 and set to reworking its themes and protagonist into a condensed five-chapter novel, dispensing with strict realism and making extensive use of free indirect speech that allows the reader to peer into Stephen's developing consciousness. Stephen Hero is a posthumously-published autobiographical novel by Irish author James Joyce. Its published form reflects only a portion of an original manuscript, part of which was lost. Many of its ideas were used in composing A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. James Joyce (1882-1941) was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses, a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in an array of contrasting literary styles, perhaps most prominent among these the stream of consciousness technique he utilized.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: e-artnow
• Seitenzahl: 920
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788026849889
• Artikelnr.: 44449630

Autorenporträt

James Joyce (1882–1941) stands as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. An Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, teacher, and literary critic, his contribution to the modernist avant-garde is immeasurable, most notably through his groundbreaking work 'Ulysses.' Joyce's fiction is characterized by its revolutionary use of stream of consciousness, symbolism, and linguistic innovations. His literary style reflects a deep preoccupation with the complexities of human consciousness and the power of language. Early in his career, Joyce penned 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,' a semi-autobiographical novel charting the intellectual awakening of Stephen Dedalus, a thinly veiled alter ego. This novel, a reworking of an earlier, unreleased novel titled 'Stephen Hero,' was central in establishing Joyce's reputation as a leading figure in the emerging movement of literary modernism. The bildungsroman form in 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' allowed Joyce to explore deeply personal themes of individuality, morality, and artistic expression through Dedalus's journey. Joyce's narrative innovations presaged many of the techniques that would define modern literature, influencing a myriad of writers and shaping the contours of 20th-century literature. His remarkable command of language and fearless exploration of new literary forms resonate through his entire oeuvre, making Joyce a seminal figure in the world of letters.