Introduction
writing joyce literature novel
The aim of the present paper is to study the life of James Joyce, an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century, who broke all the rules of writing. He was a representative of writers who used the method of the stream of consciousness . Importance of the topic is the role of the writings of James Joyce in the world literature and their influence on the literature worldwide.paper consists of 5 chapters. Chapter 1 tells about the life of the Great Writer, his childhood and family. This chapter is paid much attention to as our nature is formed in our childhood and childhood experiences affect all our life, no matter what we are. James Joyce is one of the writers whose childhood remained in his mind forever and woke up every time he took the pen in his hands in order to depict life in general.2 gives a brief description of the writer s works.3 reveals the image of Stephen Dedalus, the main character of the novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man .4 is a comparison of the writer himself and his creation, namely Stephen Dedalus.5 represents some interesting facts related to Joyce, his life and works, which are taken from different Internet sites.
The Life of the Great Writer
Joyce was born on 2 February 1882 to John Stanislaus Joyce and Mary Jane Murray in the Dublin suburb of Rathgar. He was the eldest of ten children. His father's family had once owned a small salt and lime factory, which was eventually lost. In 1887, his father was appointed rate collector by a Dublin Corporation and the family moved to the small town of Bray 19 km from Dublin. Around this time Joyce was attacked by a dog, which engendered in him a lifelong cynophobia. He also suffered from keraunophobia, as his deeply religious aunt had described thunderstorms as a sign of God's wrath. (Www.james-joyce.ru/jaj/facts.) p align="justify"> Entering Jesuit schools in Clongowes and Belvedere, then the National University of Ireland, he excelled as a student.at age nine wrote a poem, Et Tu Healy on the death of Charles Steward Parnell. His father was angry with the treatment of Parnell by the Catholic Church. The elder Joyce had printed the poem and even sent a part to the Vatican Library. In November of the same year, John Joyce entered in Stubbs Gazette (an official register of bankruptcies) and was suspended from work. John Joyce was dismissed with a pension, and the family began to slide into poverty. John...
