Consuming Joyce : a hundred years of Ulysses in Ireland / John McCourt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCourt, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Ulysses.

Joyce, James.

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

English fiction--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury, 2022.

Summary:

"James Joyce's relationship with his homeland was a complicated and often vexed one. The publication of his masterwork Ulysses - referred to by The Quarterly Review as an "Odyssey of the sewer" - in 1922 was initially met with indifference and hostility within Ireland. This book tells the full story of the reception of Joyce and his best-known book in the country of his birth for the first time; a reception that evolved over the next hundred years, elevating Joyce from a writer reviled to one revered. Part reception study, part social history, this book uses the changing interpretations of Ulysses to explore the concurrent religious, social and political changes sweeping Ireland. From initially being a threat to the status quo, Ulysses became a way to market Ireland abroad and a manifesto for a better, more modern, open and tolerant, multi-ethnic country."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter One "An Odyssey of the Sewer": Ulysses in Ireland 1922-1940

Chapter Two Post-Mortem: Joyce in mid-century, 1941-1961

Chapter Three The beginnings of the Joyce Industry in Ireland, 1962-1982

Chapter Four Joyce goes mainstream: 1982-2022

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350205857

1350205850

9781350205833

1350205834

1-350-20584-2

OCLC:

1289455863