A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

James Joyce, Seamus Deane, Seamus Deane

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English

Penguin
18 May 2011

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Manportrays Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and youth and, in doing so, provides an oblique self-portrait of the young James Joyce.

James Joyce's coming-of-age story, a tour de force of style and technique

The first, shortest, and most approachable of James Joyce's novels,A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Manportrays the Dublin upbringing of Stephen Dedalus, from his youthful days at Clongowes Wood College to his radical questioning of all convention. In doing so, it provides an oblique self-portrait of the young Joyce himself. At its center lie questions of origin and source, authority and authorship, and the relationship of an artist to his family, culture, and race. Exuberantly inventive in style, the novel subtly and beautifully orchestrates the patterns of quotation and repetition instrumental in its hero's quest to create his own character, his own language, life, and art- ""to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.""

This Penguin Classics edition is the definitive text, authorized by the Joyce estate and collated from all known proofs, manuscripts, and impressions to reflect the author's original wishes.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

By: James Joyce
Notes by: Seamus Deane
Introduction by: Seamus Deane
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 261g
ISBN: 9780142437346
ISBN 10: 0142437344
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 18 May 2011
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

“A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is in fact the gestation of a soul.”–Richard Ellmann “One believes in Stephen Dedalus as one believes in few characters in fiction.”–H. G. Wells “[Mr. Joyce is] concerned at all costs to reveal the flickerings of that innermost flame which flashes its myriad message through the brain, he disregards with complete courage whatever seems to him adventitious, though it be probability or coherence or any other of the handrails to which we cling for support when we set our imaginations free.”–Virginia Woolf “[A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man will] remain a permanent part of English literature.”–Ezra Pound