Meant to be used while reading Joyce's work, James Joyce A to Z is written primarily for the reader first encountering Joyce, but will be of great use even to scholars.

This collection of essays is the first in 15 years to review the current state of theory on James Joyce s Ulysses, and this volume comes more than 100 years after the fictitious Leopold Bloom steps into the novel, a day Joyceans celebrate as Bloomsday.The contributors well known for their work in James Joyce studies each provide three assessments in their areas of specialization: a history of the best criticism to date, a timely updating of critical positions, and an agenda for future examination.In clear, accessible language, the collection examines the insights readers can expect...

The author of such classics as "Dubliners", "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses", "Finnegans Wake", and more, James Joyce is regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time. Known for his experimental use of language, Joyce endured controversy surrounding much of his work, including one of the most famous censorship trials in history. "Critical Companion to James Joyce" examines this groundbreaking Irish novelist by exploring his work and influences, including family, friends, relatives, and acquaintances, as well as important places where he lived and worked. In this...

"Critical Companion to William Faulkner" - a major revision and expansion of "William Faulkner A to Z" - features more than 80,000 additional words. Character entries and Critical Commentary sections on Faulkner's major works have been significantly expanded, and entirely new sections providing excerpts from contemporary reviews have been added. Other new features include further reading lists for Faulkner's major novels and short stories as well as a detailed chronology of one of Faulkner's greatest and most complicated works, "As I Lay Dying". This title covers such topics as: descriptions...

The author of such classics as Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, and more, James Joyce is regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time. He endured controversy surrounding much of his work, including one of the most famous censorship trials in history. This book explores Joyce's work and influences, including family, friends, relatives, and acquaintances, as well as important places where he lived and worked.

Joyce s one play finally gets the critical attention it deserves. Sam Slote, coeditor of Renascent Joyce
Carefully selected discussions illuminate both Joyce s Exiles and Joyce s exile and, as well, the sense of exile throughout Joyce s work. Morris Beja, coeditor of Bloomsday 100: Essays on Ulysses
A major contribution to Joyce studies: a fine introduction, a critical text of Exiles that faithfully restores Joyce s stylistic practices, and a collection of incisive critical essays from the era of Kenner and Tindall to the present. Stephen Watt, author of...