One of Elizabeth McGovern's favourite books.
Presents the portrait of Stephen Dedalus' Dublin childhood and youth, his quest for identity through art and his gradual emancipation from the claims of family, religion and Ireland itself.
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'Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.'
Autobiographical in tone, Joyce's tale of Stephen Dedalus' journey into adulthood explores the intellectual and moral development of an artist as he struggles to overcome the ingrained Catholic consciousness of his childhood - a family life governed by Irish history, religion and politics. Realistic and innovative in its approach, the style of writing proved controversial upon publication in 1916 and the character of Stephen on a quest for his identity did not appeal to readers.However, Joyce expertly encapsulates the development of individual consciousness and the role of the artist in society in what is considered one of his greatest works.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is available in Paperback
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was written by James Joyce, Seamus Deane and published by William Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man has 290 pages
Yes it is part of Collins Classics series
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