Ebook: Journey Westward: Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival

This original study suggests that Joyce, like Yeats and his fellow Revivalists, was attracted to the west of Ireland as a place of authenticity and freedom. It shows how his acute historical sensibility is reflected in Dubliners, posing new questions about one of the most enduring collections of short stories ever written. The answers given fuse history and literary criticism, using close readings that balance techniques of realism and symbolism, shining new light on Joyce's later masterpieces.;Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: 'The journey westward'; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Conclusion: Protestant Power and Plates of Peas; Select Bibliography; Index.