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This title includes 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.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #4243 in Books
• Published on: 1992-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Customer Reviews

personal development and growth of Stephen Dedalus
"A Portrait of The Artist As a young man" retraces Stephen Dedalus'experiences of life from his early childhood. The author does not restrain himself to one tone but uses different ones, as a way of convaying the chracter's ever changing selves.The language Joyce uses varies as the character pass throught different stages of his personal developement. For instance, a simple baby-talk language is used to describe moments of his early childhood. "A Portrait of the Artist" belongs to a genre defined as bildungsromane. Particular attention is given the character stuggle to find him self, his place in a changing society where new doors were opened and the past, remembered only as an illusion.

Good book ! Try it !!
If you like literature, you like James Joyce and if you like reading you will love this book.I thought it would be quite boring, but I found it rather interesting and as a matter of fact I never thought I could be up so late trying to finish a book. Give Joyce a try and buy the book. Make your money worth.

My favourite book of all time
One trait I admire in Joyce above all others is the honesty of his writing. His 'portrait' is almost a quasi-autobiography, and I find his willingness to put himself under the microscope for everyone to see very brave, especially when he talks about his family, sexuality, religion and country. 'A Portrait of the Artist' is partly about the author's emancipation from these constraints, and anyone who has felt weighed down by their environment can find a resonance in this book.