James Joyce A to Z: The Essential Reference to the Life and Work

A. Nicholas Fargnoli; Michael Patrick Gillespie

ISBN 10: 0816029040 / ISBN 13: 9780816029044

Verlag: Facts on File, 1995

Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.56. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0816029040I4N10

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Features synopses of works, character descriptions, biographies of contemporaries, and explanations of literary terms and place names.

Reseña del editor: The Literary A to Z series provides the detail readers need to fully appreciate the lives and works of great writers.Coverage includes: -- Detailed synopses of all major and most minor works -- An overview of the critical reception to each work -- Descriptions of all characters, fictional and factual, and all settings -- Discussions of important people in the author's life. Accessible and Engaging Each volume draws upon an extensive range of critical and biographical material from hundreds of books, articles, and scholarly notes, synthesizing and presenting this material in an accessible and engaging way. An Excellent Reference Tool Each engaging entry contains cross references so that all related information can be easily accessed. Enhanced by photographs, illustrations, and extensive bibliographies, each volume in the Literary A to Z series is a valuable reference tool. An indispensable companion to one of the greatest modernist writers, James Joyce A to Z is an easy-to-use, encyclopedic reference to this author's work and life. More than 800 entries include: -- Biographical profiles of every significant member of Joyce's family and circle -- Discussions of intellectual and literary influences on Joyce -- All major characters in his fiction -- Accounts of censorship and legal battles. Additional material includes: -- A working outline of Finnegans Wake -- The Ulysses schema.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: James Joyce A to Z: The Essential Reference ...
Verlag: Facts on File
Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket