James Joyce, Sexuality and Social Purity
Author | : Katherine Mullin |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2003-07-10 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521827515 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521827515 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Download or read book James Joyce, Sexuality and Social Purity written by Katherine Mullin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In James Joyce, Sexuality and Social Purity, Katherine Mullin offers a richly detailed account of Joyce's lifelong battle against censorship. Through prodigious archival research, Mullin shows Joyce responding to Edwardian ideologies of social purity by accentuating the 'contentious' or 'offensive' elements in his work. Ulysses, A Portrait and Dubliners each meticulously subvert purity discourse. This important and highly original book will change the way Joyce is read and offers crucial insights into the sexual politics of Modernism.