Stories about the collective struggle of the Irish working class--one
of the world's most compelling portraits of urban life.
"When you remember that Dublin has been a capital for thousands of
years," James Joyce once wrote to his brother, "that it is the 'second
city' of the British Empire, that it is nearly three times as big as
Venice, it seems strange that no artist has given it to the world."
Dubliners, completed when James Joyce was only twenty-five, is the
first of his works to demonstrate the unique, innovative style that
would make him one of the most influential novelists of the twentieth
century. Joyce turns his discerning eye to Dublin's lower middle
class--to the petit-bourgeois world of shopkeepers, tradesmen,
functionaries, and clerks. The result is a portrait of Dublin life in
the early 1900s, an undisputed masterpiece of human experience played
out against a defeated city.
This edition includes:
-A concise introduction that gives readers important background
information
-A chronology of the author's life and work
-A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical
context
-An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own
interpretations
-Detailed explanatory notes
-Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on
the work
-Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group
interaction
-A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's
experience
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