num_pages: 294
description: Stories about the collective struggle of the Irish working class—one of the world's most compelling portraits of urban life."When you remember that Dublin has been a capital for thousands of years," James Joyce once wrote to his brother, "that it is the 'second city' of the British Empire, that it is nearly three times as big as Venice, it seems strange that no artist has given it to the world." Dubliners , completed when James Joyce was only twenty-five, is the first of his works to demonstrate the unique, innovative style that would make him one of the most influential novelists of the twentieth century. Joyce turns his discerning eye to Dublin's lower middle class—to the petit-bourgeois world of shopkeepers, tradesmen, functionaries, and clerks. The result is a portrait of Dublin life in the early 1900s, an undisputed masterpiece of human experience played out against a defeated city.This edition -A concise introduction that gives readers important background information-A chronology of the author's life and work-A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context-An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations-Detailed explanatory notes-Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work-Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction-A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experienceEnriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.
language: English
title: Dubliners
titlecomplete: Dubliners (Enriched Classics)
characters: Mr. Kernan, Charles Stewart Parnell, Joe Donnelly, Mr. Doran, Bantam Lyons, Kathleen Kearney, Mrs. Kearney, Farrington, Gabriel Conroy, Jimmy Doyle, Little Chandler, Fr. Flynn, Matthew Lenehan, Tom Farrington, Polly Mooney, Mr. Duffy, Ignatius Gallaher, Mrs. Mooney, Maria, John Corley, Mrs. Sinico
genres: 20th Century, Short Stories, Ireland, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, School, Literature, Classics, Irish Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 150469
places: Ireland, Dublin
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Premio Euskadi de Literatura
category: Traduccion
publisher: Simon & Schuster