Description
- ISBN-10: 1107167418
- ISBN-13: 978-1107167414
- Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
- Publication date: 31 October 2016
- Language: English
- Dimensions: 15.88 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm
- Print length: 233 pages
Availability: In Stock
Joyce's Dante
Explore James Joyce’s profound and lifelong engagement with Dante Alighieri in “Joyce’s Dante.” This insightful book re-examines how Joyce’s interpretation of Dante evolved from “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” to “Finnegans Wake.” Discover a Dante shaped by the shifting reputation and textual complexities of the nineteenth century, leading to a unique and creative construction of the poet. “Joyce’s Dante” traces how this evolving understanding influenced Joyce’s writings on exile, alienation, and community, offering fresh perspectives on his enduring thematic preoccupations. Essential reading for scholars and enthusiasts of James Joyce and Dante studies, revealing new layers of meaning in one of literature’s most iconic voices.
