1. Modernism

2. James Joyce 1882 in a suburb of Dublin, Ireland to large Catholic family Private Jesuit schools & University College Dublin on scholarship Did not remain a Catholic but hated religious hypocrisy

3. Strong sense of humor Talented musically (vocal & piano) which impacted his writing Traveled throughout Europe, but went back to Dublin when his mother was ill. Known for his experimental fiction –Ulysses –Finnegan’s Wake In The Dubliner’s, various short stories describing the lives of lower and middle-class Irishmen.

4. Dubliners

5. Things to watch for in Dubliner’s Paralysis & Pessimism Reflections of the financial struggles of Ireland The loss of hope for Irish independence because of Charles Stewart Parnell Experiments with: –subject matter (focused on subjects heretofore considered inappropriate for literature) –narrative style/voice (stream of consciousness  Concerned with human psychology

6. Virginia Woolf

7. Woolf bio 1882, born Virginia Stephen to a literary London family – Dictionary of Natiional Biography “Think how I was brought up! No school; mooning about alone among my father’s books; never any chance to pick up all that goes on in schools – throwing balls; ragging; slang; vulgarities; scenes; jealousies!” Emotionally tough childhood

8. Woolf bio 1904 moved to Bloomsbury with her sister and two brothers – The Bloomsbury Group – L woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E. M. Forester 1912 married Leonard The Voyage Out (1915) Mrs. Dalloway 1941 – World War 2 beginnings