"Neden bunca zaman 艧u Joyce dan bu kadar 莽ekinmi艧im ki" diye sorduran e臒lenceli ak谋lda kal谋c谋 , 莽ok g眉sel 莽izgilerle desteklenmi艧 bir kitap. Joyce okumadan 枚nce okunacak harika bir kitap. 脰neri i莽in te艧ekk眉rler Arturo :)
脟ok g眉zel bir kitapt谋. Resimli anlat谋s谋 e臒lenceli ve ilgi uyand谋r谋c谋yd谋. Ke艧ke her b眉y眉k yazarla ilgili b枚yle bir kitap yaz谋lm谋艧 olsa diye d眉艧眉nd眉m. Joyce'a dair b眉t眉nc眉l ve yakla艧t谋r谋c谋 bilgiler mevcut. Joyce okumaya ba艧lamadan da okunabilir, okumu艧 olsan谋z da okunabilir. Her t眉rl眉 yarar谋 olacakt谋r. Dublinliler, Oda M眉zi臒i, Sanat莽谋n谋n Bir Gen莽 Adam Olarak Portresi, Ulysses ve Finnegan谋n Uyan谋艧谋 kitaplar谋n谋n yaz谋l谋艧谋 ve kapsamlar谋na dair tatmin edici 枚zetsel bir anlat谋m mevcut. 脟a臒谋n en 枚nemli yazarlar谋ndan birine yakla艧mak ad谋na mutlaka g枚z atman谋z谋 tavsiye etti臒i bir kitap. Herkese iyi okumalar.
I鈥檝e been wanting to read Joyce鈥檚 Ulysses for years but its infamy and mixed awe and outrage made it intimidating, not to mention its length. Always at the back of my mind and not knowing where to start, where my other half made the casual remark of just picking it up and trying it. This made sense, it鈥檚 so obvious and yet it didn鈥檛 seem enough. Then this year I found this short guide, it鈥檚 broken up with graphics and gives an overview of Joyce鈥檚 life and his works, including Ulysses. It鈥檚 not detailed notes more pointers and correlating biographical details of Joyce鈥檚 life to his works. The cartoony illustrations also made this an entertaining read, one is a parody of a scene found on an ancient Greek vase, with Joyce in the centre is surrounded by Roman gods and heroes. With its handful of cues this is a starting point for me to read Joyce鈥檚 works, the first I will read this year, the short version of Ulysses.
She was a comedienne that worked blue. After the show I walked straight up to her and said "I like your bawdy." At this point I probably don't need to tell you that we hit it off.
She had two loves in her life at the time. (1) Troy, her Princeton-graduated boyfriend, and (2) an extreme love and respect for the Iliad, especially the for Trojan War as it is described throughout this Greek epic cycle.
I was in love and desperately had to win her comedienne-sized heart at all cost. Sizing up the competition, I created some SMART goals:
听听(a) I read and re-read the Joyce novel Ulysses. 听听(b) I tripped Troy, forcing him to fall down three flights of stairs.
With Troy out of the way we laughed and loved and discussed the Iliad until dawn. We were married later that evening. Life was bliss until Troy came to visit my comedienne wife while I was out purchasing comic books. Greeted at the door by the reconciled pair a few hours later, I was asked to explain my grievous actions:
"It's not my fault that Troy fell."
We separated immediately and were divorced a fortnight later.
Mini Joyce biyografisi. Do臒umundan 枚l眉m眉ne kadar hayat谋n谋n kilit noktalar谋yla, t眉m eserlerinin incelemeleri bir arada, al谋nt谋lar, 莽izimler e艧li臒inde 艧ahane 脺lk眉 Tamer 莽evirisi ile Joyce'a farkl谋 bir bak谋艧.(Portre'den baz谋 al谋nt谋lar谋 Murat Belge 莽evirisi ile kar艧谋la艧t谋rd谋m ve 脺lk眉 Tamer 莽evirisinin ne kadar p眉r眉zs眉z oldu臒unu g枚rd眉m.)
Bu harika kitab谋 Ketebe Yay谋nlar谋 tekrar basm谋艧 ancak 艧u an piyasada yok, yeni bask谋s谋n谋n yap谋lmas谋n谋 diler herkese 谋srarla 枚neririm.
A very informative, quality guide on Joyce's life, most famous (voiced) thoughts and works. If you're about to read Ulysses, Portrait or Finnegan's Wake, I recommend consulting with this guide first as it addresses the symbolism in each book in quite some depth, while never being boring.
Reading about was much, much easier than reading Joyce. Regardless, this was a fascinating little book and I really, really enjoyed it. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I want to go out and read some more of his work. I read and enjoyed excerpts from and in college, but always found this author to be dense and hard to grasp. But, after reading this guide, I feel much more comfortable attempting him again. It was super-informative, but never too wordy. In short, it was perfect!
For what it is, it's great. I read it before another one of my ill-fated attempts to get through Ulysses. I ended up going out and buying Dubliners and Portrait of the Artist, too, both of which I finished. Alas, Ulysses still sits in storage along with this introduction, which has great illustrations and a lot of carefully-researched biographical detail about Joyce himself that you won't necessarily run into in another book that you're ever likely to read.
Although people tend to underestimate and look down on this kind of books, they can be very useful in making the first steps into some more serious matters. This one in particular really helped me understanding Joyce. Good starting point.
This guide provides a concise overview of the life and work of James Joyce. I鈥檝e now read a few of the titles in this series (they are available on Amazon Prime,) and this has been my favorite so far. To be fair, this might have to do with the nature of the subject matter (most of the volumes I鈥檝e read previously were about more complex philosophical subject matter, topics about which it鈥檚 harder to write clearly and concisely, while still meaningfully. Which is not to say Joyce鈥檚 work can鈥檛 be daunting.)
Like the other books in the series, this one is arranged into short (1-2 page) sections (about 70 of them) that each address a particular topic. There is a general chronological flow, though some of the sections deal more with the great novelist as a person, others focus more on his books, and still others talk about influences 鈥� both those who influenced him and how he influenced others. As the subtitle suggests, there are graphics throughout. Most of these are black and white drawings in a cartoon style that serve to reiterate or dramatize key points. There is one quite useful table that maps Joyce鈥檚 鈥淯lysses鈥� to Homer鈥檚 鈥淭he Odyssey,鈥� which influenced it.
Which brings us to the value of a book like this when trying to understand Joyce鈥檚 work. Having been reading 鈥淯lysses鈥� of late, I鈥檓 interested in gaining more depth of insight into the man鈥檚 work. Joyce鈥檚 language is beautiful, but for me it鈥檚 been a bit more like reading poetry than prose. Story is dialed down to virtual non-existence. Referring back to the aforementioned table that describes how 鈥淯lysses鈥� and 鈥淭he Odyssey鈥� relate offers a great example. When one sees the title 鈥淯lysses,鈥� one immediately thinks of Homer鈥檚 epic poem, but a straight-forward reading of each work leaves one wondering how two books could be more different. 鈥淭he Odyssey鈥� is the harrowing tale of Odysseus鈥檚 (a.k.a. Ulysses鈥檚) ten-year return journey after the Trojan War, it features monsters, ship wrecks, cunning lovers, a visit to the underworld, a rampaging slaughter, etc. 鈥淯lysses鈥� is the story of a couple guys (mostly Leopold Bloom, but also Steven Daedalus) who go about their seemingly mundane daily lives in Dublin, Ireland. There are no monsters, witches, duels to the death, and 鈥� arguably -- the big excitement is the attendance of the funeral of an unknown character. However, Norris offers the reader insights into how the two works can be seen as linked.
There are similar breakdowns of other major works (i.e. 鈥淒ubliners,鈥� and 鈥淎 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.鈥�) Special focus is given to the unique ways in which these works are arranged and the philosophy and psychology that inform them.
In addition to the aforementioned graphics, there is a 鈥淔urther Reading鈥� section at the end to point readers to works that will help them to further flesh out their understanding of this curious author and his notoriously challenging works.
If you鈥檙e interested in decoding Joyce, I鈥檇 recommend you check out this brief guide.
First read in winter 1998 while taking a non-credit course at Rice University on , I pulled it out again to supplement my reading of . I love these graphic guides, the "Introducing XXXX" or "XXX for Beginners." My first exposure to this genre was , which I borrowed from a friend's father (distinguished professor of English at Purdue) to help with a Freud research project for psychology class in my freshman year in high school. I've been addicted to these guides ever since. Half-Price Books in Houston used to have a steady supply of these in stock, and I snatched up every title I could, on topics as diverse as Jung, Islam, Post-Modernism, and the History of Clowns, among others. I still have most of them floating around the house. I don't recall whether I got this volume at Half-Price Books or from Quality Paperback Book Club. Anyway, it was helpful then, and it was helpful again 20+ years later.
Mi sono finalmente decisa. Ho preso l'"Ulisse" dagli scaffali della leggendaria Hodges Figgis. Ma prima di cimentarmi nell'impresa avevo bisogno di una guida che potesse espormi al mondo, all'immaginario e al linguaggio di Joyce in modo graduale. L'introduzione di Norris e Flint 猫 maneggevole e amichevole ma rigorosa. Passa in rassegna la biografia dell'autore, le sue opere e ne commenta alcuni passi offrendo chiavi di lettura pratiche. A questo aggiunge un senso dell'umorismo irlandese propedeutico.
A fine and useful graphic introduction to James Joyce. I was happy to sample it before diving into the ocean that is Ulysses. Of which there are tantalising hints only. There are also useful summaries and hints to the complexities of the stories of 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' and 'Dubliners'. The finale tries to prepare the reader for a visit to 'Finnegan's Wake'. But of course, there is no substitute for the real thing.
Very brief introduction to Joyce, with interesting graphics (see the comments section on FB for this post) giving basic but insightful perspective on Joyce's life. Didn't read anything new here, but enjoyed the selected passages. For someone just beginning Joyce, this would be the lightest weight introduction you are likely to find.
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James Joyce was such a complicated character and his books range from complex to unreadable! This little guide is quite complicated in its own right, but it does link his life and influences with his work. Some useful clues on how to read Joyce (aloud in Irish!) and deconstruction of Ulysses ... I need all the help I can get ... but OMG Finnegan's Wake looks even more 'difficult' :(
Reads almost like a novel itself, but it steers me away from Joyce who sounds painfully complex. I guess that I have reached an age where I no longer enjoy the struggle of reading a difficult book.
A lovely and thoughtful gloss on Joyce, his life and work. It鈥檚 a quick read, maybe a bit fragmented, but insightful. The illustrations are clever and well matched with the text. I would recommend it to anyone wishing an introduction to James Joyce.
Me salt茅 las partes mas avanzadas sobre Ulises ya que lo leere pronto. Lei Dublinesses y Retrato del artista como adolescente pero recuerdo poco y al Finnegan's Wake eventualmente llegar茅 pero lei igualmente lo que ponen al respecto.