A portrait of the artist as a young man - James Joyce

This Norton Critical Edition is based on Hans Gabler's acclaimed text and is accompanied
by his introduction and textual notes. John Paul Riquelme provides detailed explanatory
annotations."Backgrounds and Contexts" is
thematically organized to provide readers with a clear picture of the novel's historical,
cultural, and literary inspirations. Topics
include "Political Nationalism: Irish History,
1798-1916," "The Irish Literary and Cultural
Revival," "Religion," and "Aesthetic
Backgrounds.""Criticism" begins with John Paul Riquelme's helpful essay on the novel's
structural form and follows with twelve diverse
interpretations by, among others, Kenneth Burke, Umberto Eco, Hugh Kenner, Maud Ellmann, Joseph
Valente, and Marian Eide.A Selected
Bibliography is also included.