Ebook: Joyce and company
Author: Joyce James, Joyce James, Pierce David
- Tags: Joyce James -- 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation. Joyce James -- 1882-1941. Electronic books. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English Irish Scottish Welsh. Joyce James -- (1882-1941) -- Critique et interprétation. Littérature anglaise -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
- Series: Continuum literary studies
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- City: London, New York
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Joyce and Company is a comparative study which encourages a way of thinking about Joyce not as an isolated figure but as someone who is best understood in the company of others whether from the past, the present or, indeed, the imagined future. Throughout, Pierce places Joyce and his time in dialogue with other figures or different historical periods or languages other than English. In this way, Joyce is seen anew in relation to other writers and contexts.
The book is organised in four parts: Joyce and History, Joyce and Language, Joyce and the City, and Joyce and the Contemporary World. Pierce emphasises Joyce's position as both an Irish and a European writer and shows Joyce's continuing relevance to the twenty-first century, not least in his commitment to language, culture and a discourse on freedom.