The Collected Works of James Joyce (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Chamber Music + Dubliners + A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man + Exiles + Ulysses (the original 1922 ed.)By James Joyce
Length53h 17m
About this audiobook
The Collected Works of James Joyce gathers the major writings through which modernist fiction was decisively transformed: the lucid epiphanies of Dubliners, the autobiographical intensities of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the encyclopedic urban odyssey of Ulysses, the radical linguistic dreamwork of Finnegans Wake, and Joyce's poetry and drama. Across these works, Joyce develops a style ranging from disciplined realism to stream of consciousness, mythic structure, parody, and multilingual experimentation, placing Irish life within the widest currents of European literary innovation. James Joyce (1882–1941), born in Dublin and later self-exiled in continental Europe, wrote from a position of intimate estrangement. His Catholic education, nationalist surroundings, financial instability, and lifelong fascination with language all shaped his art. Though he left Ireland, Dublin remained his central imaginative territory; he famously sought to render it so precisely that it might be reconstructed from his pages. This collection is essential for readers seeking the full arc of Joyce's ambition. It rewards patience, rereading, and curiosity, offering not merely stories but a profound inquiry into consciousness, memory, history, and the possibilities of literary form.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length53 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 29, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Enriched Edition. Chamber Music + Dubliners + A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man + Exiles + Ulysses (the original 1922 ed.)
26V (pt. 2)
2Introduction
27Characters
3Author Biography
28First Act
4Historical Context
29Second Act
5Synopsis (Selection)
30Third Act
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6Chamber Music
31Ulysses (1922)
7An Encounter
32II (pt. 1)
8Araby
33II (pt. 2)
9Eveline
34II (pt. 3)
10After the Race
35II (pt. 4)
11Two Gallants
36II (pt. 5)
12The Boarding House
37II (pt. 6)
13A Little Cloud
38II (pt. 7)
14Counterparts
39II (pt. 8)
15Clay
40II (pt. 9)
16A Painful Case
41III (pt. 1)
17Ivy Day In The Committee Room
42III (pt. 2)
18A Mother
431
19Grace
441
20The Dead
451
21I
461
22II
472
23III
481
24IV
491
25V (pt. 1)
501
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