1. James Joyce and Unique Complexities of His Literary Style

2. Table of Contents The life of James Joyce Famous Works Literary Style
Joyce’s legacy

3. Significant Quotes
“A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.”
“The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails.”

4. Overview
One of the predominant Irish novelists during the Irish literary renaissance
Utilized objective correlative style and stream of consciousness
Work reflects his life in Ireland
Renowned for experimental style which included technical innovations
Interior monologue
Symbolic parallels
Unique language

5. Biography : The Early Years
Born on February 2, 1882 in Dublin, Ireland
Son of John Stanislaus Joyce, who was a failed distillery businessman
Mother of an accomplished pianist and devout Roman Catholic
Oldest son of 12 children, 2 of which died of typhoid fever

6. Biography cont.
Father became the rate collector by the Dublin Corporation, forcing the family to move into a prominent suburb
Exhibited skill in writing at an early age, when he wrote a poem entitled “Et Tu Healy” about the death of Charles Stewart Parnell
His father published the work and it was even sent to the Vatican library
After his father was dismissed from his job, the family slowly declined into poverty due to financial mismanagement.

7. Biography
Throughout his youth, his family maintained the façade of a middle class family
At a young age he was educated at Clongowes Wood College, at Clane
Following his fathers inability to pay for school, Joyce was forced to study at home

8. Biography
He then attended Belvedere College in Dublin, learning from Jesuits, yet he disowned Catholicism becoming an agnostic
Attended University College in Dublin in 1898
Studied language and involved himself in literary and theatrical crowds within Dublin
In 1898 he wrote an essay on Ibsen's play “When We Dead Awaken” which was published
Moved to Paris in 1902 and worked as a teacher and a journalist

9. Biography
Returned home but continued to travel after the death of his mother
Met Nora Barnacle, a chambermaid, who he would eventually married in 1931
Moved to Zurich and subsequently Trieste with his wife

10. Biography
During this time his relationship with his brother was complicated as Stanislaus objected to James’ drinking and carelessness with money, but supported him none the less
Moved to Trieste in 1907 and returned to Dublin only two other times: to see his father and settle a dispute over the publication of Dubliners
While writing Dubliners he had two children, Giorgio and Lucia
Published Dubliners, a collection of short stories, in 1914
Due to his financial instability, Joyce constantly concocted several methods to secure money including borrowing and teaching private students

11. Biography
Wrote Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man which was published in 1916 with the help of Ezra Pound
Moved to Zurich in 1915 and began writing Ulysses with the help of publisher Harriet Shaw Weaver who provided him money, allowing him to focus on writing his novel
Ulysses was hailed by critics for its uniqueness but was banned in the US and UK for obsenities
Began writing Finnegan's Wake, with several segments appearing in the literary magazine “transition” entitled Work in Progress, it was eventually published in 1939
Returned to Zurich where he suffered complications arising from a perforated ulcer and eventually died January 13, 1941

12. Significant Works Dubliners A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Ulysses
Finnegan's Wake

13. Dubliners A collection of short stories
Joyce's’ experiences in Ireland are the backdrop for each story
The stories are an analysis of the stagnation prevalent in Dublin society
Notable for epiphanies
Most famous story is “The Dead”

14. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A semi autobiographical story concerning the maturity and education of Stephen Dedalus, loosely based on Joyce himself
Almost a complete rewrite of one of his earlier works: Stephen Hero
Utilizes stream of consciousness and a third person narrative to imitate the protagonists perspective and thoughts
Contains Irish themes like the power of the Catholic church and the search for independence

15. Ulysses
Depicts one day (June 16, 1904) in the life of Dubliner Leonard Bloom
Parallels Homer’s “The Odyssey”
Novel ranges from 732 to 1000 pages, with over 267,000 words
Subject to controversy due to its obscenities
Considered a masterpiece notable for stream of consciousness techniques and an experimental prose containing puns, parodies, and allusions

16. Finnegan’s Wake
Story concerns a publican and his family in a town near Dublin and several other characters
Contains several interpretations
History is cyclic
Historical and literary characters sometimes appear and disappear
The first and last sentences connect
The protagonists represent Dublin and possibly the history of mankind
Utilizes stream of consciousness, allusions, and disregards plot conventions
Written in a language consisting of “multi level puns”
Received a mixed critical reaction

17. Finnegan’s Wake The first several sentence
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18. Modernist Literature Literary form of modernism
Emerged in 17th century France
Believed that traditional forms of literature should be re-imagined
Modernism seeks a progression in ideas
Asks the author to provide their own personal perspective to the world
Literary form of modernism
Movement deviated from Romanticism

19. Modernist Literature
Contain mundane matters and is generally pessimistic
Utilize metanarrative
any story told to justify another story, esp. involving artifice; a story about oneself that provides a view of one's experiences
Differ from realist novels with concern for social change
An all encompassing story or historical record
Can order a persons thoughts and experiences
Contain a universal truth with an evolutionary style

20. Stream of Consciousness
Literary technique used to recreate a character’s thoughts or point of view
Continually changing thoughts and sensations while conscious
Interior monologue with shifts in punctuation, syntax, and distinctive
Sometimes dramatic monologue

21. Religious Undertones
Compared an artist to a priest, as they both provide “social and aesthetics functions”
Compared literary symbols to sacraments
Called his early work epiphanies
Epiphany is a deeper understanding following a realization
A Joycean epiphany is characterized by an insignificant descriptive moment that contains a deeper meaning
A single word exemplifies a character’s personality

22. Legacy Divided critics
Some believe he has harmed both modern and post-modern fiction
Influenced other fields
Books have been written examining his novels Ulysses and Finnegan’s Wake
James Joyce Ramble is held
10K road race where his work is celebrated
Life is celebrated every year on June 16 in Dublin in several cities

23. Superfluous slide: Favorite Food

24. Bibliography http://www.online-literature.com/james_joyce/