Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Paperback)

from ctpress

"To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life" This is Joyce's semi-autobiographical account of his formation into an artist - from childhood to adolescence. It's the story of a young man, Stephen, who tries to grow out of the bondance and restraint of Irish nationalism, pol...

from littlebookworm

I can't say I'm hugely fond of this one. The book starts out decently when Stephen Dedalus is a child, with a narrative style suited to a child. He grows up throughout the novel, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Under normal circumstances, that sounds like something I'd enjoy. Not with this...

from Carmenere

I would consider this novel a semi-autographical account of Joyce's teen years. As Stephen Dedalus he struggles with becoming a man and questioning all that has been taught to him by his father and teachers regarding love, beauty and religion. Their voices telling him to be a good Catholic and a ...

from LisaMaria_C

James Joyce's Ulysses from what I can gather is Ground Zero for all I detest in modern literature: the stream of consciousness technique with its confusing nonsequitors, the lack of quotation marks, and often crudeness. On the other hand, I do remember very much liking his short story collection,...

from Cariola

Despite having been a professor of literature, I haven't read much by James Joyce. I loved his story collection, Dubliners, but I've never tackled what are considered his great novels--and I'm not really sure that I want to. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a short novel that showcases ...