A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Paperback

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Paperback

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Paperback

by James Joyce
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by James Joyce (Author), Seamus Deane (Introduction by), Seamus Deane (Notes by)

James Joyce's coming-of-age story, a tour de force of style and technique

The first, shortest, and most approachable of James Joyce's novels, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man portrays the Dublin upbringing of Stephen Dedalus, from his youthful days at Clongowes Wood College to his radical questioning of all convention. In doing so, it provides an oblique self-portrait of the young Joyce himself. At its center lie questions of origin and source, authority and authorship, and the relationship of an artist to his family, culture, and race. Exuberantly inventive in style, the novel subtly and beautifully orchestrates the patterns of quotation and repetition instrumental in its hero's quest to create his own character, his own language, life, and art: "to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race."

This Penguin Classics edition is the definitive text, authorized by the Joyce estate and collated from all known proofs, manuscripts, and impressions to reflect the author's original wishes.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author Biography

James Joyce (1882-1941), an Irish poet and novelist, was one of the most celebrated writers of the twentieth century. His works include Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

Seamus Deane, novelist and professor of modern English and American literature at University College, Dublin, has been a Fulbright Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and a visiting professor at several American universities.
Number of Pages: 384
Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.6 x 5 IN
Publication Date: March 25, 2003
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 8.7
Point Value: 16
ISBN9780142437346
Author James Joyce
PublisherPenguin Classics
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2003
LanguageENG- English
Pages384
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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