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'''James Joyce''' (1882 - 1941) was an author and poet born in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] to [[Roman Catholic]] parents. He lived in poverty until the publishing of his controversial novel ''Ulysses'' in 1922. Joyce revolutionized the treatment of plot and characterization in fiction and is best known for his use of the [[stream of consciousness]] style. He died in [[Zurich]] in 1941. | '''James Joyce''' (1882 - 1941) was an author and poet born in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] to [[Roman Catholic]] parents. He lived in poverty until the publishing of his controversial novel ''Ulysses'' in 1922. Joyce revolutionized the treatment of plot and characterization in fiction and is best known for his use of the [[stream of consciousness]] style. He died in [[Zurich]] in 1941. | ||
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| + | He married Nora Barnacle in 1931, a son was born in 1905, and a daughter in 1918. | ||
==Other notable works== | ==Other notable works== | ||
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* ''Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man'' | * ''Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man'' | ||
* ''Dubliners'', a collection of short stories | * ''Dubliners'', a collection of short stories | ||
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::: ''My love for you allows me to pray to the spirit of eternal beauty and tenderness mirrored in your eyes... Dublin 2 December 1909.'' Love letters to Nora Barnacle. | ::: ''My love for you allows me to pray to the spirit of eternal beauty and tenderness mirrored in your eyes... Dublin 2 December 1909.'' Love letters to Nora Barnacle. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 14:20, March 30, 2008
James Joyce (1882 - 1941) was an author and poet born in Dublin, Ireland to Roman Catholic parents. He lived in poverty until the publishing of his controversial novel Ulysses in 1922. Joyce revolutionized the treatment of plot and characterization in fiction and is best known for his use of the stream of consciousness style. He died in Zurich in 1941.
He married Nora Barnacle in 1931, a son was born in 1905, and a daughter in 1918.
Other notable works
- Finnegan's Wake
- Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man
- Dubliners, a collection of short stories
- My love for you allows me to pray to the spirit of eternal beauty and tenderness mirrored in your eyes... Dublin 2 December 1909. Love letters to Nora Barnacle.