Exiles (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: James Joyce
- First Published: 1918
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: 1912
- Genres: Naturalistic literature, Drama
- Subjects: Freedom, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Exile or expatriates, 1910’s, Ireland or Irish people, Modernism
- Locales: Dublin, Ireland
Places Discussed
Rowan drawing room. Well-furnished house in Merrion, a Dublin suburb. It is a warm, late afternoon in June, 1912, with the sunlight just beginning to fade. (June, the month in which James Joyce first met his own wife, Nora, is always a significant time in his writings.) The room and its contents indicate that the family that lives here is moderately well-to-do, educated, and cultured. This is clearly a place of some refinement, which reflects the lives of its residents, and this is a room for quiet conversation and discussions. Joyce’s stage descriptions are...
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