Bøger af James Joyce

James Joyce's pivotal collection of fifteen short-stories is lovingly presented in this quality edition. Dubliners is a realistic and unique perspective on Irish middle-class life in the early 20th century, offering a depth of honesty and firsthand experience absent from the history books. Through these stories, Joyce explores much more than a historical representation of Irish life, however. His skill at transforming the human experience into narrative form gives the characters in these short tales a life that transcends their time and place.

Tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904, during which Bloom's wife, Molly, commits adultery. Initially deemed obscene in England and the USA, this novel, revolutionary in its Modernistic experimentalism, was hailed as a work of genius by W B Yeats, T S Eliot and Ernest Hemingway.

From the time of its publication, Ulysses has attracted controversy and scrutiny, ranging from an obscenity trial in the United States in 1921 to protracted textual "Joyce Wars." The novel's stream of consciousness technique, careful structuring, and experimental prose-replete with puns, parodies, and allusions-as well as its rich characterization and broad humor have led it to be regarded as one of the greatest literary works in history.

Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. It presents a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is Joyce¿s first novel, published after the previous success of his short story collection Dubliners. The novel is written in a modernist style, with dialog and narration blending together in a kind of stream-of-consciousness meant to invoke the blurriness of memory.Joyce originally planned writing a realist autobiographical novel of 63 chapters titled Stephen Hero. He abandoned the attempt halfway through, and refocused his efforts on Portrait, a shorter, sharper work in the modernist style. His alter-ego remained Stephen Dedalus, named after Daedalus, the mythological Greek craftsman and father of Icarus. Portrait was written while he was waiting for Dubliners to be published, a process that took eight years and so frustrated Joyce that he once threw the manuscript of Portrait into a fire, causing his family to run to save it.The novel closely traces Joyce¿s early years. Like his alter-ego Stephen, Joyce was born into a middle-class family and lived in Dublin as they descended into poverty; he rebelled against his Irish Catholic upbringing to become a star student at Dublin University, and put aside thoughts of priesthood or medicine, the other careers offered him, to become a writer. Joyce doesn¿t shy away from sensitive topics, presenting the discoveries of youth in all of their physical detail, including Stephen¿s teenage visits to prostitutes (which also mirror Joyce¿s youth, and were how he probably contracted the suspected syphilis that plagued his vision and tortured his health for the rest of his life), and the homosexual explorations of children at a Jesuit school.The writing is in the free indirect style, allowing the narrator to both focus on Stephen and present characters and events through his eyes, until the last chapter, where Stephen¿s first-person diary entries suggest he¿s finally found his voice. As the novel progresses, the syntax and vocabulary also grow in complexity, reflecting Stephen¿s own development.Of Joyce¿s three novels, Portrait is the most straightforward and accessible. But it remains just as rich and complex as any masterpiece, with critics across generations hailing it as work of unique beauty and perception.

Exiles is James Joyce's only extant play and draws on the story of "The Dead", the final short story in Joyce's story collection Dubliners. The play was rejected by W. B. Yeats for production by the Abbey Theatre. Its first major London performance was in 1970, when Harold Pinter directed it at the Mermaid Theatre.In terms of both its critical and popular reception, Exiles has proven the least successful of all of Joyce's published works. In making his case for the defence of the play, Padraic Colum conceded: "...critics have recorded their feeling that [Exiles] has not the enchantment of Portrait of the Artist nor the richness of [Ulysses]... They have noted that Exiles has the shape of an Ibsen play and have discounted it as being the derivative work of a young admirer of the great Scandinavian dramatist."Joyce himself described the structure of the play as "three cat and mouse acts".The play follows four players and two couples, Richard Rowan, a writer and his "common-law wife" Bertha, and Robert Hand with his cousin and previous lover Beatrice, both old friends of the previous couple."The plot is deceptively simple: Richard, a writer, returns to Ireland from Rome with Bertha, the mother of his illegitimate son, Archie. While there, he meets his former lover and correspondent Beatrice Justice and former drinking partner and now successful journalist Robert Hand. Robert was also Beatrice's lover, and here the complications begin."As jealousy develops throughout the relationships the action meditates mostly in a budding relationship between Hand and Bertha and thus in Hand's attempts at seduction with the lover of his friend.The first act takes place at Rowan's house where Hand makes his first advance at Bertha. After kissing her "with passion" several times Hand requests she join him in his home for a second meeting later that evening. Bertha in turn confides in Rowan and questions whether or not to accept his invitation. To this, Rowan retorts she must do whatever she pleases.In the second act, Hand waits, expecting Bertha at the appointed hour but instead is surprised when Rowan appears. Calmly, Rowan explains his knowledge of Hand's attempts at wooing Bertha but is interrupted when Bertha herself knocks at the door. Rowan returns home, leaving his wife alone with Hand who continues his advances toward Bertha. The act ends inconclusively, with Hand asking if Bertha loves him, and Bertha explaining: "I like you, Robert. I think you are good... Are you satisfied?"The third act returns to Rowan's home at seven o'clock the following morning. Bertha's maid informs her of Rowan's departure from the home an hour earlier, as he left for a walk on the strand. Printed in the morning newspapers is a favourable article written about Rowan, written the previous evening by Hand himself.The events of the previous night between Bertha and Hand are unclear, as both parties agree it was a "dream." But appearances demonstrate Hand and Bertha shared "a sacred night of love."Hand reports to Rowan, assuring him Bertha in fact did not stay the night but instead Hand spent the night alone. Claiming to have visited the Vice-Chancellor's lodge, returned home to write the newspaper article, then gone to a nightclub where he picked up a divorcée and had sex with her ("what the subtle Duns Scotus calls a death of the spirit took place") in the cab on the way home. Following this conversation, Hand leaves for his cousin's house in Surrey while Rowan and Bertha are reconciled. Bertha admits that she longs to meet her lover, but asserts that the lover is Rowan himself....(wikipedia.org)

Exiles is James Joyce's only extant play and draws on the story of "The Dead", the final short story in Joyce's story collection Dubliners. The play was rejected by W. B. Yeats for production by the Abbey Theatre. Its first major London performance was in 1970, when Harold Pinter directed it at the Mermaid Theatre.In terms of both its critical and popular reception, Exiles has proven the least successful of all of Joyce's published works. In making his case for the defence of the play, Padraic Colum conceded: "...critics have recorded their feeling that [Exiles] has not the enchantment of Portrait of the Artist nor the richness of [Ulysses]... They have noted that Exiles has the shape of an Ibsen play and have discounted it as being the derivative work of a young admirer of the great Scandinavian dramatist."Joyce himself described the structure of the play as "three cat and mouse acts".The play follows four players and two couples, Richard Rowan, a writer and his "common-law wife" Bertha, and Robert Hand with his cousin and previous lover Beatrice, both old friends of the previous couple."The plot is deceptively simple: Richard, a writer, returns to Ireland from Rome with Bertha, the mother of his illegitimate son, Archie. While there, he meets his former lover and correspondent Beatrice Justice and former drinking partner and now successful journalist Robert Hand. Robert was also Beatrice's lover, and here the complications begin."As jealousy develops throughout the relationships the action meditates mostly in a budding relationship between Hand and Bertha and thus in Hand's attempts at seduction with the lover of his friend.The first act takes place at Rowan's house where Hand makes his first advance at Bertha. After kissing her "with passion" several times Hand requests she join him in his home for a second meeting later that evening. Bertha in turn confides in Rowan and questions whether or not to accept his invitation. To this, Rowan retorts she must do whatever she pleases.In the second act, Hand waits, expecting Bertha at the appointed hour but instead is surprised when Rowan appears. Calmly, Rowan explains his knowledge of Hand's attempts at wooing Bertha but is interrupted when Bertha herself knocks at the door. Rowan returns home, leaving his wife alone with Hand who continues his advances toward Bertha. The act ends inconclusively, with Hand asking if Bertha loves him, and Bertha explaining: "I like you, Robert. I think you are good... Are you satisfied?"The third act returns to Rowan's home at seven o'clock the following morning. Bertha's maid informs her of Rowan's departure from the home an hour earlier, as he left for a walk on the strand. Printed in the morning newspapers is a favourable article written about Rowan, written the previous evening by Hand himself.The events of the previous night between Bertha and Hand are unclear, as both parties agree it was a "dream." But appearances demonstrate Hand and Bertha shared "a sacred night of love."Hand reports to Rowan, assuring him Bertha in fact did not stay the night but instead Hand spent the night alone. Claiming to have visited the Vice-Chancellor's lodge, returned home to write the newspaper article, then gone to a nightclub where he picked up a divorcée and had sex with her ("what the subtle Duns Scotus calls a death of the spirit took place") in the cab on the way home. Following this conversation, Hand leaves for his cousin's house in Surrey while Rowan and Bertha are reconciled. Bertha admits that she longs to meet her lover, but asserts that the lover is Rowan himself.... (wikipedia.org)

Dubliners is a collection of picturesque short stories that paint a portrait of life in middle-class Dublin in the early 20th century. Joyce, a Dublin native, was careful to use actual locations and settings in the city, as well as language and slang in use at the time, to make the stories directly relatable to those who lived there.The collection had a rocky publication history, with the stories being initially rejected over eighteen times before being provisionally accepted by a publisher¿then later rejected again, multiple times. It took Joyce nine years to finally see his stories in print, but not before seeing a printer burn all but one copy of the proofs. Today Dubliners survives as a rich example of not just literary excellence, but of what everyday life was like for average Dubliners in their day.

Dublinere af James Joyce er en novellesamling med femten historier, der alle foregår i den irske middelklasse i og omkring Dublin i begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede. Dublinere er en af fire prosaudgivelser, som James Joyce producerede i sin levetid. Den er den lettest tilgængelige af hans bøger, og den naturalistiske stil tager ofte udgangspunkt i en livsomvæltende oplevelse eller en åbenbaring hos hovedpersonen.Novellerne i Dublinere bevæger sig fra barndom til ungdom, fra voksen til gammel og til sidste novellen med titlen De døde, som bliver opfattet som Joyces bedste novelle, men også af mange er blevet kaldt den bedste novelle nogensinde eller den perfekte novelle. En novelle, der undervises i på gymnasier, skrivekurser og universiteter verden rundt. De døde er fortællingen om Gabriel Conroy, der opdager, at hans kone i sin ungdom havde en forlovet, som døde kun 17 år gammel, og som måske var hendes livs sande kærlighed. Han er først oprørt over denne kærlighed, som han aldrig har hørt om før, men da hans kone sover tungt, får han en åbenbaring, en åbenbaring om livets mening forstået gennem alle de døde i ethvert menneskes liv.

After a scandal breaks out involving a famous Irish Nationalist politician, Stephen Dedalus finds his family being torn apart over their differing opinions of the matter. Shaken by all the fighting and animosity, Stephen begins to wonder where he can place his faith. Questioning the Irish and Catholic ideology that he was raised on, Stephen begins to rebel against expectations as he departs for college. While he excels in his studies, Stephen struggles to conform to the social norms of his college, leading him on a self-destructive path of unwise behavior. Attempting to navigate his new home life, conflicting beliefs, and his own coming-of-age, Stephen searches for his identity and struggles to belong. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce is a semi-autobiographical tale centered around finding one's identity, both separate from and amid societal expectations. First published in 1916, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man required a grueling writing and publication process, in which Joyce nearly destroyed the original draft of the novel in a fit of frustration. Written in a modernist style, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man depicts the timeless and relatable struggle of an intellectual and religious awakening. With themes of identity, religion, and family, Joyce¿s debut novel continues to capture the minds and hearts of modern audiences, and has inspired both film and stage adaptations. This edition of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce now features a new, eye-catching cover design and is printed in a font that is both modern and readable. With these accommodations, this edition of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man crafts an accessible and pleasant reading experience for modern audiences while restoring the original drama and emotional mastery of James Joyce¿s literature.

”Dublinere er et mesterstykke. Blandt de bedste novellesamlinger, jeg har læst” – Information”En glimrende læseoplevelse” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Kristeligt Dagblad James Joyces novellesamling Dublinere står for mange som den bedste nogensinde på engelsk. I Karsten Sand Iversens nyoversættelse bringes mesterværket igen til live på dansk. Novellerne skildrer med realisme og sproglig magi liv og mennesker i Dublin i begyndelsen af 1900-tallet. Det er en by som er lammet af den katolske kirkes magt og britisk overherredømme. Joyce skriver om liv og død, om sex og fortrængning, om udnyttelse og hjertelighed og skaber et livfuldt portræt af mennesker, som rækker langt ud over den irske hovedstad. Fra åbningsnovellen Søstrene, der tegner et levende portræt af barndommens tro og skyld, til afslutningsnovellen De døde, hvor Gabriel Conroy bringes til en smertefuld erkendelse om sin kone og sig selv, opbygger Joyce i 15 noveller en mindeværdig rollebesætning af dublinere i en kraftfuld udforskning af livets store temaer.

This is a new bilingual (Spanish/English) edition of James Joyce's classic "The Dead / Los muertos". This new translation was done by New York based writers Mónica Flores Correa and Cristóbal Williams. Esta es una nueva edición bilingüe (español/inglés de cuento clásico de James Joyce "Los muertos / The Dead" con una nueva traducción al español por Mónica Flores Correa, escritora, en colaboración con Cristobal Williams. Ambos residen en Nueva York. Del máximo innovador de la novela del siglo XX, su cuento máximo. James Joyce es el autor emigrante por excelencia. Escribió todo fuera de su Irlanda natal, pero todo sobre ella. Parafraseando el poema de Borges, a Joyce y a su Dublín "los unió el amor y el espanto, será por eso que la quiso tanto". Los Muertos es un gesto de reparación a Irlanda. Expresa aquí su admiración por la hospitalidad de su pueblo. La hospitalidad puede ser sinónimo de universalidad: Irlanda, tan universal y hospitalaria en su localismo.

Novellerne skildrer med realisme og sproglig magi liv og mennesker i Dublin i begyndelsen af 1900-tallet. Det er en by som er lammet af den katolske kirkes magt og britisk overherredømme. Joyce skriver om liv og død, om sex og fortrængning, om udnyttelse og hjertelighed og skaber et livfuldt portræt af mennesker, som rækker langt ud over den irske hovedstad.Fra åbningsnovellen Søstrene, der tegner et levende portræt af barndommens tro og skyld, til afslutningsnovellen De døde, hvor Gabriel Conroy bringes til en smertefuld erkendelse om sin kone og sig selv, opbygger Joyce i 15 noveller en mindeværdig rollebesætning af dublinere i en kraftfuld udforskning af livets store temaer.

This riverrun edition presents Joyce's first major work with a new preface by Patrick McGuinness.

The Greatest Works of James Joyce features a collection of the renowned Irish author's most celebrated works. This beautifully designed book includes Joyce's classic novels and short stories, showcasing his mastery of language and his unique style. Experience the depth of his innovative storytelling and profound exploration of human consciousness and modernist literature. Includes Joyce's innovative storytelling and unique narrative techniques Essential addition to any literature lover's collection A perfect gift for fans of Irish literature and modernist writing Stunning cover design A must-have for fans lovers of classic literature

Dive into the groundbreaking world of Ulysses by James Joyce. This towering work of modernist literature takes readers on a single day in Dublin, unraveling the complexities of human existence through vivid prose, intricate symbolism, and unparalleled linguistic experimentation. A modernist masterpiece of literary genius! James Joyce's revolutionary and challenging magnum opus A stream-of-consciousness narrative exploring the depths of human experience Complex characters and intricate storytelling that push the boundaries of conventional literature Unparalleled linguistic innovation and wordplay that captivate the mind A masterpiece that rewards dedicated readers with profound insights and intellectual stimulation

The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce is a groundbreaking novel that explores the journey of self-discovery, artistic awakening, and the complexities of Irish identity. Immerse yourself in Joyce's lyrical prose and innovative narrative style. Follow the transformative odyssey of Stephen Dedalus, Joyce's alter ego. Encounter themes of religion, nationality, and the pursuit of artistic freedom. Experience Joyce's experimental writing techniques and stream-of-consciousness storytelling. Delve into the rich tapestry of Irish culture and society in the early 20th century. This edition presents Joyce's iconic work in its original form, making it a must-have for literature enthusiasts and fans of modernist literature.

Often considered the greatest collection of short stories in the English language, Dubliners is the vivid portrayal of the people of "dear dirty Dublin" at the beginning of the twentieth century. In fifteen subtly interlinked stories that move from childhood to maturity and a reckoning with death, Joyce provides nuanced accounts of the lives, language, loves, and losses of the inhabitants of his native city. In these moving stories Joyce invents some literary techniques that have forever transformed storytelling and the shape of the novel. A detailed foreword to this authoritative edition highlights the depth of Joyce's understanding of humanity and how Dubliners foreshadows his later experimental writing in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. This Warbler Classics edition includes an afterword by M. Keith Booker and a detailed biographical timeline.

Written almost a decade before the publication of his magnum opus Ulysses, the fifteen stories that make up Dubliners form James Joyce's first great narrative piece, a tribute to his hometown that already denotes the author's great capacity for observation and mockery, as well as the sensitivity and minimalism typical of his literature. In this collection of stories appear corrupt politicians, failed priests, melancholic adolescents, seducers, gossips, prostitutes, musicians, poets, patriots and homeless people who will serve as inspiration for the later works of the writer and who perfectly describe the complex social reality of early of the 20th century in the Dublin that Joyce made a legend.

James Joyce's book of poems titled Chamber Music was released by Elkin Mathews in May 1907. There were originally thirty-four love poems in the anthology, but two more were added before it was published ("All day I hear the noise of waters" and "I hear an army charging upon the land"). Although it is widely believed that the title refers to the sound of urine tinkling in a chamber pot, this is a later Joycean embellishment that gives an earthiness to a title that was initially proposed by his brother Stanislaus and that Joyce (by the time of publication) had come to dislike: "The reason I dislike Chamber Music as a title is that it is too complacent," he admitted to Arthur Symons in 1906. "I would prefer a title that criticized the work while avoiding outright trashing it." Chamber Music's poetry isn't at all racy or evocative of the sound of tinkling urine, in fact. The poems were well-received by critics despite poor sales (less than half of the original print run of 500 had been sold in the first year).

Finnegans Wake is one of the most difficult works of fiction in the Western canon.There are four Parts or Books and seventeen chapters total in Finnegans Wake. The chapters lack titles, and while Joyce didn't offer potential chapter titles as he had for Ulysses, he did give titles to several portions that were published separately. Part 1: Dublin hod carrier "Finnegan," Joyce's central figure, perishes after falling from a ladder while building a wall. HCE's wife ALP accuses him of being a scam after having her son Shem transcribe a letter about him and give it to another son Shaun. Part 2: The primary protagonists are Shem, Shaun, and Issy, who are banished from their home by their parents after they misjudged the color of a girl's eyes based on their "gaze work." HCE is a Norwegian Captain who, via his marriage to a tailor's daughter, became domesticated. Part 3: The Four Masters' Ass describes how he believed he had heard and seen Shaun the Post's ghost while he was "falling asleep." Part 4: The book is written as a collection of short stories, and it opens with a plea for daybreak. The river Liffey, represented by ALP, flows into the ocean at dawn to mark the end of Part IV.

Dubliners, a collection of James Joyce's fifteen short stories, was first published in 1914. It provides a realistic portrayal of Irish middle-class life in Dublin and the surrounding area in the early 20th century. When the stories were written, Irish nationalism was at its peak, and there was a huge desire for a sense of national identity and mission. Standing at a nexus of history and culture, Ireland was being jolted by numerous converging ideas and forces. They focus on the paralysis theme and Joyce's concept of an epiphany, which is a character's transformational self-understanding or illumination (Joyce felt Irish nationalism stagnated cultural progression, placing Dublin at the heart of a regressive movement). Following Joyce's categorization of the collection into childhood, adolescence, maturity, and public life, the following stories are written in the third person and deal with the lives and concerns of progressively older individuals. The first three stories in the book are narrated by children. Many of the Dubliner's characters later made cameos in Ulysses by James Joyce.

The first novel of Irish author James Joyce is titled A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man. Stephen Dedalus describes his early years in a voice that is not his own yet is sensitive to his sentiments, using vocabulary that evolves as he does. Stephen is coming to grips with the world, and the reader experiences his worries and confusion with him. Word gets throughout Clongowes Wood College that some guys have been caught "smuggling."When Stephen's father incurs debt, the family vacates their comfortable suburban house and moves to Dublin. Stephen is aware that he won't be going back to Clongowes.The boys in Stephen's class are taken on a religious retreat while the author indulges in sensuous pleasures. Stephen gives the passages on pride, guilt, retribution, and the Four Last Things particular attention (death, judgment, Hell, and Heaven).Both his mother and father criticize him for returning to the Church. He concludes that Ireland's limitations prevent him from expressing himself as an artist fully. He declares his links to his home country before leaving for his self-imposed exile.