James Joyce and the Jesuits / Michael Mayo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayo, Michael, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Joyce, James, 1882-1941--Criticism and interpretation.

Joyce, James.

Joyce, James, 1882-1941--Religion.

Joyce, James, 1882-1941.

Jesuits--In literature.

Jesuits.

Literature.

Religion.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xi, 224 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Using Joyce's religious education and psychoanalytic theories of depression and paranoia, the book opens radical new possibilities for reading Joyce's fiction. In clear and engaging prose, the book takes readers through some of the canon's most well-read texts, including 'The Dead' and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and produces bold, fresh new readings. By placing these readings in light of Jesuit religious practice-in particular, the Spiritual Exercises all Jesuit priests and many students undergo-the book shows how Joyce's deepest concerns about truth, literature, and love were shaped by these religious practices and texts. Joyce worked out his answers to these questions in his own texts, largely by forcing his readers to encounter, and perhaps answer, those questions themselves. Reading Joyce is a challenge not only in terms of interpretation but of experience-the confusion, boredom, and even paranoia readers feel when making their way through these texts. Understanding this relation with the Jesuits helps us understand why"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Mayo, Michael, 1972- James Joyce and the Jesuits.

ISBN:

9781108495295

110849529X

OCLC:

1135094676