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Joyce in Nighttown offers a compelling psychoanalytic examination of James Joyce's Ulysses, positioning the novel as a complex psychological gesture both deeply personal and universally resonant. This book capitalizes on the maturity of psychoanalytic literary criticism, foregoing justifications for its method to focus on elucidating the intricate interplay between Joyce’s life, his creative process, and his magnum opus. By analyzing the recurring motifs of familial relationships, identity, and symbolic action, the text uncovers the latent conflicts underpinning Joyce's narrative innovations. It highlights how Ulysses serves as a stage for Joyce's internal struggles, particularly through its protean protagonist, Leopold Bloom, and his interwoven dynamics with Stephen Dedalus, the author’s literary alter ego.
Drawing on Freud's theories of artistic creation as sublimated personal conflicts, Joyce in Nighttown frames Ulysses as an intricate "family romance," reflecting unresolved tensions and repressed desires. The author explores Joyce's portrayal of Shakespeare through Stephen’s monologue in "Scylla and Charybdis" as a mirror of Joyce’s own creative dilemmas: art as both revelation and concealment. This psychoanalytic inquiry not only interprets Joyce’s gestures toward his Irish identity and familial legacy but also situates Ulysses as a text that engages in self-reflective dialogue. Bridging the gap between personal neuroses and public artistry, this book offers scholars an innovative lens to explore how Joyce’s life and art are inextricably bound, providing fresh insights into the emotional and intellectual architecture of one of the 20th century’s greatest literary achievements.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.
Drawing on Freud's theories of artistic creation as sublimated personal conflicts, Joyce in Nighttown frames Ulysses as an intricate "family romance," reflecting unresolved tensions and repressed desires. The author explores Joyce's portrayal of Shakespeare through Stephen’s monologue in "Scylla and Charybdis" as a mirror of Joyce’s own creative dilemmas: art as both revelation and concealment. This psychoanalytic inquiry not only interprets Joyce’s gestures toward his Irish identity and familial legacy but also situates Ulysses as a text that engages in self-reflective dialogue. Bridging the gap between personal neuroses and public artistry, this book offers scholars an innovative lens to explore how Joyce’s life and art are inextricably bound, providing fresh insights into the emotional and intellectual architecture of one of the 20th century’s greatest literary achievements.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and a Note on Editions Used
- Introduction
- TELEMACHIA
- ODYSSEY
- NOSTOS
- Selected Bibliography
- Index