The Dead and Other Stories

Name: The Dead and Other Stories
Brand: Broadview Press Ltd

Broadview Press Ltd

That James Joyce\u2019s \u201CThe Dead\u201D forms an extraordinary conclusion to his collection Dubliners, there can be no doubt. But as many have pointed out, \u201CThe Dead\u201D may equally well be read as a novella\u2014arguably, one of the finest novellas ever written.\n\u201CThe Dead,\u201D a \u201Cstory of public life,\u201D as Joyce categorized it, was written more than a year after Joyce had finished the other stories in the collection, and was meant to redress what he felt was their \u201Cunnecessary harsh[ness].\u201D Set on the feast of the epiphany, it is a haunting tale of connection and of alienation, reflecting, in the words of Stanislaus Joyce (James\u2019s brother and confidant), \u201Cthe nostalgic love of a rejected exile.\u201D\nThe present volume highlights \u201CThe Dead\u201D for readers who wish to focus on that great work in a concise volume\u2014and\n\nDead and Other Stories\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK;