Joyce, Imperialism, and Postcolonialism

Download or read book Joyce, Imperialism, and Postcolonialism written by Leonard Orr and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the surface, James Joyce’s work is largely apolitical. Through most of the twentieth century he was the proud embodiment of the rootless intellectual. However, perspectives on the colonial history of Ireland have proliferated in recent years, yielding a subtle and complex conception of the Irish postcolonial experience that has become a major theme in current Joyce scholarship. In this volume Leonard Orr brings together a diverse collection of essays situating Joyce in the debates generated by postcolonial theory and discourse. Highly original and often provocative, these essays bring Joyce powerfully within the ambit of postcolonial studies.