Ulysses, Capitalism, and Colonialism

Reading Joyce After the Cold War

By:

M.Keith Booker

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Hardback

Series:

Contributions to the Study of World Literature

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A reassessment of the work of James Joyce, especially "Ulysses", in the light of postcolonial and Marxist literary theory. It explores the influence of Cold War anticommunism on previous readings of Joyce in the West. Focusing on Karl Radek's criticisms of Joyce, the volume begins with a detailed discussion of the rejection of Joyce's writings by many leftist critics. It then examines those aspects of "Ulysses" that can be taken as a diagnosis and criticism of the social ills brought to Ireland by British capitalism. The following chapters explore Joyce's language as part of his critique of capitalism, the role of history in his works, the failure of Joyce to represent the lower classes of colonial Dublin, and the political implications of Joyce's writings.

Author Biography:

M. KEITH BOOKER is Professor of English at the University of Arkansas. He is the author of numerous articles and books on modern literature and literary theory, including Dystopian Literature: A Theory and Research Guide (1994), The Dystopian Impulse in Modern Literature: Fiction as Social Criticism (1994), Bakhtin, Stalin, and Modern Russian Fiction: Carnival, Dialogism, and History (1995), The Modern British Novel of the Left: A Research Guide (1998), The Modern American Novel of the Left: A Research Guide (1999), and Film and the American Left: A Research Guide (1999), all available from Greenwood Press.

Release date NZ

January 30th, 2000

Author

M.Keith Booker

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Interest Age

From 7 to 17 years

Pages

240

Series

Contributions to the Study of World Literature

Dimensions

156x234x14

ISBN-13

9780313312434

Product ID

6397252

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