A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr. Jacqueline Belanger, University of Cardiff. ‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’ represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce’s ‘Dubliner’s and the symbolism of ‘Ulysses’, and is essential to the understanding of the later work. This novel is a highly autobiographical account of the adolescence of Stephen Dedalus, who reappears in ‘Ulysses’, and who comes to realise 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. Written with a light touch, this is perhaps the most accessible of Joyce’s works.