James Joyce wrote a book of short stories and three novels, all set in Dublin. You might have difficulty seeing the city in Finnegans Wake, but you can walk your way through Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and Ulysses. But reading Joyce is much more-and more rewarding-than a tour of the city.
We will be reading-studying-two of the best and most moving works of fiction written in the twentieth century. We will read carefully: he requires that of us. And we will reap rich rewards for our work.
Requirements for the course are close, careful reading of Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (We will use the Wordsworth Classics editions of both books) and, depending on students' degree requirements, weekly in-class "scribbles" as well as a seminar paper or a written exam. |
