James Joyce, “Clay”.pptVIP

James Joyce (1882-1941) Main Works Brief Introduction The most innovative novelists of the 20th century ; One of the great masters of “the stream of consciousness”; A leading modernist; A poet Dubliners Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They were meant to be a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland