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The Celtic Unconscious: Joyce and Scottish Culture
Richard Barlow
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Description for The Celtic Unconscious: Joyce and Scottish Culture
Hardcover. Ofers a vital new interpretation of modernist literature through an examination of James Joyce's employment of Scottish literature and philosophy, as well as a commentary on his portrayal of shared Irish and Scottish histories and cultures. Barlow also offers an innovative look at the strong influences that Joyce's predecessors had on his work. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 629.
The Celtic Unconscious offers a vital new interpretation of modernist literature through an examination of James Joyce's employment of Scottish literature and philosophy, as well as a commentary on his portrayal of shared Irish and Scottish histories and cultures. Barlow also offers an innovative look at the strong influences that Joyce's predecessors had on his work, including James Macpherson, James Hogg, David Hume, Robert Burns, and Robert Louis Stevenson. The book draws upon all of Joyce's major texts but focuses mainly on Finnegans Wake in making three main, interrelated arguments: that Joyce applies what he sees as a specifically ... Read more
The Celtic Unconscious offers a vital new interpretation of modernist literature through an examination of James Joyce's employment of Scottish literature and philosophy, as well as a commentary on his portrayal of shared Irish and Scottish histories and cultures. Barlow also offers an innovative look at the strong influences that Joyce's predecessors had on his work, including James Macpherson, James Hogg, David Hume, Robert Burns, and Robert Louis Stevenson. The book draws upon all of Joyce's major texts but focuses mainly on Finnegans Wake in making three main, interrelated arguments: that Joyce applies what he sees as a specifically ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
629g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268101015
SKU
V9780268101015
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About Richard Barlow
Richard Barlow is assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Reviews for The Celtic Unconscious: Joyce and Scottish Culture
This excellent study firmly and convincingly establishes the importance and roles of Scotland, Scottish history, and Scottish literature [in] Joyce's works. And it shows Joyce's awareness of both Ireland and Scotland as hybrid societies. - Vincent J. Cheng, author of Joyce, Race, and Empire