Book Description
The aesthetic eminence of James Joyce's prose fiction is rivaled only by the works of Charles Dickens. Literary greats such as Shakespeare and Dante are viewed as his true precursors. Learn more about Joyce with this text, which includes an extensive biography, literary criticism, a list of works by and about the author, and more. This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School; preeminent literary critic of our time. The lives of the greatest writers of the world are explored in the new series Bloom’s BioCritiques. In addition to a lengthy biography, each book includes an extensive critical analysis of the writer’s work, as well as critical views by important literary critics throughout history. These volumes are the perfect introduction to critical study of the important authors currently read and discussed in high schools, colleges, and graduate schools.


Card catalog description
Nineteen critical essays on the Irish writer and his works.