Collected Epiphanies of James Joyce : A Critical Edition

Joyce's early texts, which informed hislater masterpieces, available for the first time in a comprehensive criticaledition Thisbook offers the first critical edition of the forty short texts James Joycecalled "epiphanies." Among Joyce's earliest literary compositions, although publishedposthumously, the epiphanies are a series of highly polished miniatures, manyof which Joyce reused in his later writings. By presenting the epiphanies with backgrounddetails and thorough annotations, this edition provides a vivid insight intohis art. Collected Epiphanies of JamesJoyce features an introduction to the texts that summarizes Joyce's conceptof epiphany; their biographical and cultural context; their echoes andadaptations in Stephen Hero, Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as aYoung Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake; and their critical receptionand editorial history. Each epiphany is transcribed directly from its originalmanuscript, accompanied by extensive notes that include more information specificto each piece, as well as textual variants. Styled as prose poems, dramaticsketches, or combinations of the two, the epiphanies can be seen not only aslyrical counterparts to Joyce's poetry in Chamber Music but also asbridges to the writer's landmark fiction. This collection demonstrates that the epiphanies offer a paradigm case forstudying the development of Joyce's work as a whole, prompting a reassessmentof their literary significance. Avolume in the Florida James Joyce Series, edited by Sam Slote

Author: James Joyce

Publisher: University Press of Florida

Publication Date: Mar 15, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 0813069912

ISBN-13: 9780813069913