Joyce

James Joyce Grade Level:  9-12 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers, maintains a web complement to Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama by X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. The entry on James Joyce observes, "If a poll were taken among authors, critics, and scholars to choose the greatest writer of the twentieth century, the likeliest name to emerge at the top of the list would be that of James Joyce." The material is arranged under four main headings: Biography (Introduction, Early Years, Literary Career, and Legacy), Critical Archive (Critical Overview), Bibliography (Principal Works, Biography and Reminiscence, and Selected Criticism), and Links. Topic: Novelists, Irish URL: http://wps.ablongman.com/long_kennedy_lfpd_9/0,9130,1489989-,00.html James Joyce Grade Level:  9-12 Classic Reader's free online collection currently comprises more than three thousand works of literature (including nearly two thousand short stories) by more than three hundred authors. New works are added regularly. The entry on James Joyce, "Irish novelist, noted for his experimental use of language in such works as Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939)," features a biographical sketch ("During his career Joyce suffered from rejections from publishers, suppression by censors, and attacks by critics, and misunderstanding by readers") and the complete text of fifteen short stories. Topic: Novelists, Irish URL: http://www.classicreader.com/author.php/aut.85/ James Joyce (1882-1941) Grade Level:  9-12 "I want to give a picture of Dublin so complete," maintained modernist James Joyce, "that if the city suddenly disappeared from the earth it could be reconstructed out of my book." This guide to Joyce includes links to ten Guardian and Observer features and reviews, an image, and a number of facts about the author arranged under such headings as "Critical verdict" ("[T]he expansion of academia and rise of literary theory has proved the master right in his grand declaration that the complexities of his work 'would keep professors busy for centuries'"), "Now read on," and "Recommended biography." Topic: Novelists, Irish URL: http://books.guardian.co.uk/authors/author/0,,97500,00.html Joyce, James Grade Level:  9-12 An annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film, video, and art, the Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database comprises entries that serve as resources in health/pre-health and liberal arts settings. The works in the database were annotated because of their value in medical humanities. One work by Irish author James Joyce is annotated: "Araby" (from the collection Dubliners). The entry for this short story includes a summary and commentary, as well as the key words by which the work may be searched. Topic: Novelists, Irish URL: http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/People?action=view&id=3146 The brazen head Grade Level:  9-12 The Brazen Head was created for James Joyce enthusiasts, as well as the people who are new to his work. The site provides a wide variety of information about the "mad Irishman," from his work, to academic papers, to the latest Joyce news. Brazen Head pays special attention to the first time Joyce reader, offering reader's guides, essays and other instructional aids. Readers new to Joyce will also benefit from the review and literary criticism sections. Topic: Novelists, Irish URL: http://www.TheModernWord.com/joyce Ireland Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 This amazing resource will link you to the greatest Irish authors and poets and many of their works. You can get information of Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, Yeats, Shaw, and many more. There are summaries, poetry lists of Gaelic tales and music, Irish history and politics, fiction, drama, non-fiction, and more. This is an excellent reference for anyone who is beginning their journey into learning about the many different Irish authors and their works. Topic: Irish literature URL: http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=1437 Raymond Queneau Grade Level:  9-12 One of the features of The New York Review of Books web site is an online dictionary of authors' biographies, including novelist, poet, and publisher Raymond Queneau. Born in 1903 in Le Havre, France, Queneau was educated at the Sorbonne. His work, which " blur[s] the boundaries between fiction, poetry, and the essay," relies on colloquial speech, wordplay, puns, and phonetic spelling. According to this entry, " Influenced by James Joyce and Lewis Carroll, Queneau sought to reinvigorate French literature, grown feeble through formalism, with a strong dose of language as really spoken." Topic: Queneau, Raymond,--1903-1976 URL: http://www.nybooks.com/authors/9093 The Big Read: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 In a BBC search for Ireland's best fiction, one well-known best seller is C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. Tumble through the wardrobe with four children evacuated from London during the war into the mythical land of Narnia. Share their journey as they confront treachery and defeat the White Witch to bring Christmas and springtime. Read about the life, work, and beliefs of this popular Belfast-born author. Take a glimpse into the work of other Irish authors, including Bernard McLaverty, Roddy Doyle, Flann O'Brien, Maeve Binchy, Judith Hearne, Patrick McCabe, James Joyce, and John McGahern. Topic: Lewis, C. S.--(Clive Staples),--1898-1963 URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/bigread/