Joyce and the Science of Rhythm [electronic resource] /
Martin, W.author.
This book situates Joyce's critical writings within the context of an emerging discourse on the psychology of rhythm, suggesting that A Portrait of the Artist dramatizes the experience of rhythm as the subject matter of the modernist novel. Including comparative analyses of the lyrical prose of Virginia Woolf and the 'cadences' of the Imagists, Martin outlines a new concept of the 'modern period' that describes the interaction between poetry and prose in the literature of the early twentieth century.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: The Science of Rhythm; 2. "If Thou but Scan it Well": Rhythm as Meter in Chamber Music; 3. "The Most Commonplace Conversation": Rhythm as Gesture in Dubliners; 4. "The Curve of an Emotion": Rhythm as Ex-tension in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; 5. "Acatalectic Tetrameter of Iambs Marching": Rhythm as Movement in Ulysses; 6. Conclusion: Recording Anna Livia Plurabelle; Notes; References; Index
This book situates Joyce's critical writings within the context of an emerging discourse on the psychology of rhythm, suggesting that A Portrait of the Artist dramatizes the experience of rhythm as the subject matter of the modernist novel. Including comparative analyses of the lyrical prose of Virginia Woolf and the 'cadences' of the Imagists, Martin outlines a new concept of the 'modern period' that describes the interaction between poetry and prose in the literature of the early twentieth century.
Joyce, James, 1882-1941
Literature—History and criticism.
British literature.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Cultural studies.
Psychology.
European literature.
Literary History.
British and Irish Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Cultural Studies.
Psychology, general.
European Literature.