By Solomon Lopez
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How many short stories did he publish?
When did he die?
Which one of his stories was considered one of
the most important works of Modernist
Literature?
What was his first publication?
In what year did he move to Paris? And what
did he do there?
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James Joyce was born in Dublin, on February 2,
1882, as the son of John Stanislaus Joyce and Mary
Jane Murray who was ten years younger than her
husband and was an accomplished pianist.
At age six he was educated by Jesuits at
Clongowes Wood College at Clane.
His first publication was an essay on Ibsen’s play
When We Dead Awaken.
In 1902 he moved to Paris and worked as a
journalist and teacher. After a year he went back to
Dublin because his mother was dying.
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Shortly after she had died he left Dublin with
Nora Barnaclem a chambermaid who he
married in 1931.
Throughout his life he published 15 short
stories.
He died on January 13, 1941
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Ulysses, one of his best works was published in
1922 and was one of the most important works
of modernist literature. It also has been called
“a demonstration and summation of the entire
movement”.
Finnegans Wake, has a reputation of one of the
most difficult of fiction in the English language.
It was published on May 4, 1939.
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It has been said that more writers and artist
have been influenced by James Joyce than any
other author of the twentieth century.
He is mentioned in more works than any other
writer except Shakespeare.
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After The Race
He knew that he would regret in the morning but
at present he was glad of the rest, glad of the dark
stupor that would cover up his folly. He leaned his
elbows on the table and rested his head between
his hands, counting the beats of his temples. The
cabin door opened and he saw the Hungarian
standing in a shaft of grey light:
"Daybreak, gentlemen!"
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At, By Thrasymachus. "James Joyce - Biography
and Works." The Literature Network: Online Classic
Literature, Poems, and Quotes. Essays & Summaries.
Web. 17 Nov. 2010. <http://www.onlineliterature.com/james_joyce/>.
At, By Thrasymachus. "James Joyce - Biography
and Works." The Literature Network: Online Classic
Literature, Poems, and Quotes. Essays & Summaries.
Web. 17 Nov. 2010. <http://www.onlineliterature.com/james_joyce/>.
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