Brodie's Notes On James Joyce's A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man

by Graham Handley

Part of the "Brodie's Notes" series, this book aids English literature GCSE and A-level students in their coursework projects and study of set texts by increasing understanding and enjoyment of the books. It is designed to provide imaginative responses, and should help to stimulate independent critical appraisal of Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man". Other features background to the work; summaries of the text; critical commentaries; analysis of characterization, style, structure, setting and themes; and sample questions for guidelines.

93 pages, Paperback

First published December 16, 1977

About the author

Graham Handley is a retired lecturer and has published widely on nineteenth-century fiction, particularly on George Eliot, Trollope and Elizabeth Gaskell. He has edited Wuthering Heights for students.

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recently I reviewed The NY Times 100 best novels for the 20th century and found I had only read a fifth of them. So I picked up this book that was listed as third best. It is an intellectual and religous philosophical awakening of a youn man who questions and rebels against the Catholic and Irish conventions of that day. It is thought to be a fictional alter ego of Joyce. I found the complexity of the language to be an interesting aside to my reading. 90+ years later, our language is a bit easier to read.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was not in the mood.