The Dead

by James Joyce, Thomas Fasano

Overview

"The Dead is one of the twentieth century's most beautiful pieces of short literature. Taking his inspiration from a family gathering held every year on the Feast of the Epiphany, Joyce pens a story about a married couple attending a Christmas-season party at the house of the husband's two elderly aunts. A shocking confession made by the husband's wife toward the end of the story showcases the power of Joyce's greatest innovation: the epiphany, that moment when everything, for character and reader alike, is suddenly clear.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780979660795
Publisher:	Coyote Canyon Press
Publication date:	10/28/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	609,021
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	16 Years

About the Author

James Joyce (1882-1941) was an Irish author, poet, teacher, and critic. Joyce centered most of his work around the city of Dublin, and portrays characters inspired by the author’s family, friends, enemies, and acquaintances. After a drunken fight and misunderstanding, Joyce and his wife, Nora Barnacle, self-exiled, leaving their home and traveling from country to country. Though he moved way from Ireland, Joyce continued to write about the region and was popular among the rise of Irish nationalism. Joyce is regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. While his most famous work is his novel Ulysses, Joyce wrote many novels and poetry collections, including some that were published posthumously.

Date of Birth:

February 2, 1882

Date of Death:

January 13, 1941

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Zurich, Switzerland

Education:

B.A., University College, Dublin, 1902

Website:

http://www.jamesjoyce.ie

Table of Contents

About the Series
About This Volume

PART ONE: "THE DEAD": THE COMPLETE TEXT

Introduction: Biographical and Historical Contexts

The Complete Text [1967 Viking Compass Edition, prepared by Robert Scholes]

PART TWO: "THE DEAD": A CASE STUDY IN CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM

A Critical History of "The Dead"

Psychoanalytic Criticism and "The Dead"
What Is Psychoanalytic Criticism?
Psychoanalytic Criticism: A Selected Bibliography A Psychoanalytic Perspective:
Daniel R. Schwarz, Gabriel Contoy's Psyche: Character as Concept in Joyce's "The Dead"

Reader-Response Criticism and "The Dead"
What Is Reader-Response Criticism?
Reader-Response Criticism: A Selected Bibliography A Reader-Response Perspective:
Peter J. Rabinowitz, "A Symbol of Something": Interpretive Vertigo in "The Dead"

New Historicism and "The Dead"
What Is New Historicism?
New Historicism: A Selected Bibliography A New Historicist Perspective:
Michael Levenson, Living History in "The Dead"

Feminist Criticism and "The Dead"
What Is Feminist Criticism?
Feminist Criticism: A Selected Bibliography A Feminist Perspective:
Margot Norris, Not the Girl She Was at All: Women in "The Dead"

Deconstruction and "The Dead"
What Is Deconstruction?
Deconstruction: A Selected Bibliography A Deconstructionist Perspective:
John Paul Riquelme, For Whom the Snow Taps: Style and Repetition in "The Dead"

Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terms

About the Contributors

Editorial Reviews

"Just about the finest short story in the English language" The New York Times

"One of greatest short stories ever written" T. S. Eliot

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