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Penguin Select Classics: A Portrait of The Artist As A Young Man

(Original, Unabridged Classic)

James Joyce
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“I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it calls itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can.”

In the 19th century, Stephen Dedalus, a young boy growing up in Dublin, Ireland, shows the grit, self-reflection and courage it takes to absorb life and turn it into art.

Stephen is a sensitive and intelligent boy, yet rebellious and independent. He struggles to break free from the constraints of his family expectations, the dominance of his religious teachings and the politics of his country. In his quest to seek reason behind his actions, he learns to break away from the norm and express his own unique perspective of the world.

Writing poetry and prose become his means of expression, as he highlights the tensions between individuality and conformity.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a timeless and introspective work inviting readers to experience catharsis and self-realization through beautiful poems, prose and motivating conversations.

Published: Oct/2024

ISBN: 9789815202908

Length: 190 Pages

Penguin Select Classics: A Portrait of The Artist As A Young Man

(Original, Unabridged Classic)

James Joyce

“I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it calls itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can.”

In the 19th century, Stephen Dedalus, a young boy growing up in Dublin, Ireland, shows the grit, self-reflection and courage it takes to absorb life and turn it into art.

Stephen is a sensitive and intelligent boy, yet rebellious and independent. He struggles to break free from the constraints of his family expectations, the dominance of his religious teachings and the politics of his country. In his quest to seek reason behind his actions, he learns to break away from the norm and express his own unique perspective of the world.

Writing poetry and prose become his means of expression, as he highlights the tensions between individuality and conformity.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a timeless and introspective work inviting readers to experience catharsis and self-realization through beautiful poems, prose and motivating conversations.

Buying Options
Paperback / Hardback
Amazon

James Joyce

James Joyce, an influential figure in modernist literature, was born on February 2, 1882, in Dublin, Ireland. He grew up in a middle-class Catholic family, the eldest of ten children. During his time at university, he embraced the literary and cultural movements of the time, particularly the Irish Literary Revival. Joyce met Nora Barnacle, a chambermaid from Galway, who became a source of inspiration for Joyce’s works, particularly his semi-autobiographical novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Joyce’s breakthrough came with the publication of his seminal work, Ulysses, in 1922. James Joyce’s impact on literature and his role in shaping modernist fiction cannot be overstated.