description: This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary &amp; reader's notes to help the modern reader appreciate the richness of Joyce's language, historical &amp; literary allusions, &amp; complex narrative style. James Joyce's semi-autobiographical account of a young writer's growth from birth to early adulthood is at times poignant, at times laugh-out-loud funny, &amp; at times spiritually &amp; psychologically challenging. One of Joyce's 1st forays into stream-of-consciousness, Portrait gives the reader a front-row seat in the mind of a developing genius, from Stephen Dedalus's 1st awareness of language ("Once upon a time &amp; a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road...") to his final decision to leave family &amp; homeland in search of his own artistic vision ("Old father, old artificer, stand me now &amp; ever in good stead"). A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the 1st novel-length work of a man who would become one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century. It is the coming-of-age story of a young man, an artist, a nation &amp; a culture. Portrait is a must-read for any serious student of literature &amp; literary thought.
language: English
title: A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man
titlecomplete: A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man
characters: Stephen Dedalus, Mary Dedalus, Fr. John Conmee, Simon Dedalus
genres: Classics, Ireland, Irish Literature, Novels, School, Classic Literature, 20th Century, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 148084
places: Ireland, Clongowes Wood College, Kildare
publisher: Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classics