Journey Westward: Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781781380024)

This book suggests that James Joyce, like Yeats and his fellow Revivalists, was attracted to the west of Ireland as a place of authenticity and freedom. It shows how his acute historical sensibility is reflected in Dubliners, posing new questions about one of the most enduring collections of short stories ever written. The answers provided are a fusion of history and literary criticism, using close readings that balance techniques of realism and symbolism. The result is an original study that shines new light on Dubliners and Joyce's later masterpieces.


Author: Frank Shovlin
ISBN-10: 1781380023
ISBN-13: 9781781380024
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2014
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d

About the Author

Frank Shovlin is Senior Lecturer in Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool and the author of The Irish Literary Periodical 1923-1958 (OUP, 2003).