'Whenever we look at texts from the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century what we see is masculinity in crisis'("portrait of the artist as a young man" James Joyce)
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Masculinity and the male finding his place in society or the world play an important role in literature of this period. In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man we are confronted with a depiction of masculinity at its worst. Through the character of Stephen Dedalus, confused and unsure of where he fits in to his society, we are presented with an often uncomfortable journey of discovery and self realisation.
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…Bibliography Primary text *Joyce, James, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, (Wordsworth, 2001) Secondary texts *Beja, Morris, James Joyce Dubliners and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, selection of critical essays, (Macmillan Press, 1979) *Fairhall, James Joyce and the Question of History, (Cambridge university press, 1999) *Goldman, Arnold, The Joyce Paradox, (Alden press, 1966) *MacCabe, Colin, James Joyce. New perspectives, (Harvester press, 1982) *Reynolds, Mary T. James Joyce, A collection of critical essays, (Prentice hall, 1993)
…Bibliography Primary text *Joyce, James, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, (Wordsworth, 2001) Secondary texts *Beja, Morris, James Joyce Dubliners and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, selection of critical essays, (Macmillan Press, 1979) *Fairhall, James Joyce and the Question of History, (Cambridge university press, 1999) *Goldman, Arnold, The Joyce Paradox, (Alden press, 1966) *MacCabe, Colin, James Joyce. New perspectives, (Harvester press, 1982) *Reynolds, Mary T. James Joyce, A collection of critical essays, (Prentice hall, 1993)
