{"product_id":"9780826220455","title":"Joyce's City: History, Politics, and Life in Dubliners","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1914, James Joyce published \u003ci\u003eDubliners\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short stories depicting life in Dublin at the turn of the century. One hundred years later, readers and critics alike continue to return to this book, Joyce's first major work. One of these critics is Jack Morgan, whose study \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoyce’s City\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eoffers refreshing readings on the occasion of the \u003ci\u003eDubliners\u003c\/i\u003e centennial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoyce’s City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e examines these now classic stories, a number of which are regarded as without equal in English literature, in terms of their historical and political contexts and often from markedly original perspectives. Morgan demonstrates, for example, the influence of American literature on “The Dead”--notably Washington Irving’s influence—and also traces the rich vein of Gothicism prevalent in Joyce’s work from \u003ci\u003eDubliners \u003c\/i\u003ethrough \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile evidencing copious research and extensive literary knowledge, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoyce’s City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is set forth with a clarity that makes it as pleasurable to read as it is informative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Missouri Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021493584112,"sku":"9780826220455","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780826220455_p0.jpg?v=1763824794","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780826220455","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}