James Joyce's Pauline Vision: A Catholic Exposition

by Robert Boyle

Not a study of Joyce’s thought or atti­tude but, rather, an attempt to pene­trate Joyce’s imagination, this extraor­dinary work complements previous studies of Joyce’s Catholicism. This is the most thorough and convincing demonstration yet of the ways Joyce absorbed Catholic thought and re­worked it, and it should go far to show that at least some familiarity with Catholic theology is necessary for a sophisticated appreciation of Joyce.

144 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1978

About the author

Robert Boyle, FRS, (25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Irish 17th-century natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor. Born in Lismore County Waterford, Ireland, he was also noted for his writings in theology. Although his research clearly has its roots in the alchemical tradition, Boyle is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry, and one of the pioneers of modern experimental scientific method. He is best known for Boyle's law, which describes the inversely proportional relationship between the absolute pressure and volume of a gas, if the temperature is kept constant within a closed system. Among his works, The Sceptical Chymist is seen as a cornerstone book in the field of chemistry.