{"product_id":"a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man-paperback-7","title":"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Belanger\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Belanger\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Dr. Jacqueline Belanger, University of Cardiff.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u003c\/em\u003e represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce's \u003cem\u003eDubliners\u003c\/em\u003e and the symbolism of \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e, and is essential to the understanding of the later work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis novel is a highly autobiographical account of the adolescence of Stephen Dedalus, who reappears in \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e, and who comes to realize that before he can become a true artist, he must rid himself of the stultifying effects of the religion, politics and essential bigotry of his background in late 19th century Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten with a light touch, this is perhaps the most accessible of Joyce's works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man portrays Stephen's Dublin childhood and youth and, in doing so, provides an oblique self-portrait of the young James Joyce. At its center are questions of origin and source, authority and authorship, and the relationship of an artist to his family, culture, and race. Exuberantly inventive in its style, the novel subtly and beautifully orchestrates the patterns of quotation and repetition instrumental in its hero's quest to create his own character, his own language, life, and art: \"to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165646262407,"sku":"9781853260063","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1168760843cf132b330f6bc30ec64db0.webp?v=1733315071","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man-paperback-7","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}