This mint unread copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in mint condition. The Literary A to Z series provides the detail readers need to fully appreciate the lives and works of great writers.Coverage includes: -- Detailed synopses of all major and most minor works-- An overview of the critical reception to each work-- Descriptions of all characters, fictional and factual, and all settings-- Discussions of important people in the author's life.Accessible and EngagingEach volume draws upon an extensive range of critical and biographical material from hundreds of books, articles, and scholarly notes, synthesizing and presenting this material in an accessible and engaging way.An Excellent Reference ToolEach engaging entry contains cross references so that all related information can be easily accessed. Enhanced by photographs, illustrations, and extensive bibliographies, each volume in the Literary A to Z series is a valuable reference tool.An indispensable companion to one of the greatest modernist writers, James Joyce A to Z is an easy-to-use, encyclopedic reference to this author's work and life.More than 800 entries include: -- Biographical profiles of every significant member of Joyce's family and circle-- Discussions of intellectual and literary influences on Joyce-- All major characters in his fiction-- Accounts of censorship and legal battles.Additional material includes: -- A working outline of Finnegans Wake-- The Ulysses schema. Ref SS5.

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Title: James Joyce A to Z: The Essential Reference to the Life and Work (Critical Companion)
Publisher: Facts On File Inc, New York
Publication Date: 1995
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0816029040
ISBN 13: 9780816029044
Binding: Hardback
Edition: First Edition
Condition: Mint
Dust Jacket Condition: Mint

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Features synopses of works, character descriptions, biographies of contemporaries, and explanations of literary terms and place names.

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"This unique volume...gathers an impressive amount of information about Joyce in one tidy package. This is a delightful and helpful volume...A worthy candidate for serious literature collections."-- Library Journal
"Browsers will find previously unknown material, as well as new light on what they have already grasped."--Times Literary Supplement
"Unexpected and thought-provoking essays such as the one on Henri Matisse or the compelling explication on "Oxen of the Sun" contribute to this must-have encyclopedia for Joyce lovers on the run." --Literature in Transition
"This unique volume...gathers an impressive amount of information about Joyce in one tidy package. This is a delightful and helpful volume...A worthy candidate for serious literature collections."-- Library Journal
"Browsers will find previously unknown material, as well as new light on what they have already grasped."--Times Literary Supplement
"Unexpected and thought-provoking essays such as the one on Henri Matisse or the compelling explication on "Oxen of the Sun" contribute to this must-have encyclopedia for Joyce lovers on the run." --Literature in Transition
"This unique volume...gathers an impressive amount of information about Joyce in one tidy package. This is a delightful and helpful volume...A worthy candidate for serious literature collections."-- Library Journal
"Browsers will find previously unknown material, as well as new light on what they have already grasped."--Times Literary Supplement
"Unexpected and thought-provoking essays such as the one on Henri Matisse or the compelling explication on "Oxen of the Sun" contribute to this must-have encyclopedia for Joyce lovers on the run." --Literature in Transition
"This unique volume...gathers an impressive amount of information about Joyce in one tidy package. This is a delightful and helpful volume...A worthy candidate for serious literature collections."-- Library Journal

"Browsers will find previously unknown material, as well as new light on what they have already grasped."--Times Literary Supplement

"Unexpected and thought-provoking essays such as the one on Henri Matisse or the compelling explication on "Oxen of the Sun" contribute to this must-have encyclopedia for Joyce lovers on the run." --Literature in Transition

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