{"product_id":"9781853260063-a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man","title":"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce's \"Dubliners\" and the symbolism of \"Ulysses\", and is essential to the understanding of the later work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Dr. Jacqueline Belanger, University of Cardiff.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u003c\/em\u003e represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce's \u003cem\u003eDubliners\u003c\/em\u003e and the symbolism of \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e, and is essential to the understanding of the later work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis novel is a highly autobiographical account of the adolescence of Stephen Dedalus, who reappears in \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e, and who comes to realize that before he can become a true artist, he must rid himself of the stultifying effects of the religion, politics and essential bigotry of his background in late 19th century Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with a light touch, this is perhaps the most accessible of Joyce’s works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945866342497,"sku":"9781853260063","price":4.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30103325.jpg?v=1726731597","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781853260063-a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}