Uncover the profound influence of Paris on James Joyce’s literary genius. Catherine Flynn’s definitive study explores how the European capital and French literature shaped his modernist consciousness. Delve into Joyce’s pioneering “somatic aesthetic,” a sensory rebellion against consumer capitalism that foregrounds the body’s experience. This essential read for scholars and students of Irish literature, European modernism, and critical theory re-contextualizes Joyce within the avant-garde, revealing deep connections between Anglophone modernism and transformative cultural thought.