The Strong Spirit: History, Politics and Aesthetics in the Writings of James Joyce 1898-1915
Author:   Andrew Gibson (Research Professor of Modern Literature and Theory, Royal Holloway, University of London)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199642502


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   28 February 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Andrew Gibson (Research Professor of Modern Literature and Theory, Royal Holloway, University of London)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 22.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 14.60cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9780199642502


ISBN 10:   0199642508
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   28 February 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Introduction 1: Resurgence: Early Writings from the Local Government Act to the Land Act, 1898-1903 2: Where We Stand: Dubliners and the Anatomy of Irish Culture 1904-6 3: One of His Explosives: Stephen Hero and the Years of Paralysis, 1904-6 4: Desolating Certainties: The `Triestine Writings' and the Return of the Liberals 1906-12 5: Inside the Labyrinth: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 1907-14 6: The Impossibility of Union: Exiles, 1912-15 Endpiece

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The Strong Spirit provides a compelling intellectual portrait of Joyce as he attempts to become the artist of an emergent culture . Sarah Davison, The Times Literary Supplement. d


The Strong Spirit provides a compelling intellectual portrait of Joyce as he attempts to become the artist of an emergent culture . Sarah Davison, The Times Literary Supplement. This is a much-needed intervention into thinking about Joyce's politics, and no Joycean, or scholar of Irish studies generally, should neglect it ... Essential. J.M. Utell, CHOICE


Gibson's book delivers what it promises ... The Strong Spirit is essential reading if you're interested in the nationalist context in which Joyce began writing. The Strong Spirit provides a compelling intellectual portrait of Joyce as he attempts to become the artist of an emergent culture . Sarah Davison, The Times Literary Supplement. This is a much-needed intervention into thinking about Joyce's politics, and no Joycean, or scholar of Irish studies generally, should neglect it ... Essential. J.M. Utell, CHOICE


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Andrew Gibson was educated at Lord Williams's Grammar School, Thame and St. John's College, Oxford. He has held positions at the University of Hong Kong (1973-76), University of London, and Northwestern University and is currently Research Professor of Modern Literature and Theory at Royal Holloway, University of London.

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