James Joyce and Cultural Genetics: The Joycean Genome

by Wim van Mierlo

Book Overview

As a genetic study, this book uncovers the creative DNA of James Joyce's oeuvre by looking at the cultural forces that shaped him and that he in turn shaped in the creation of his books, developing a two-way relationship with history, memory and national identity. Following his development as an author, it revisits and redirects Joyce's attitudes towards the Irish Revival. From Chamber Music, through Ulysses to Finnegans Wake Joyce...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350418935
• ISBN13: 9781350418936
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"