A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: James Joyce
- First Published: 1914
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: 1882-1903
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Culture, Language or languages, Values, Family or family life, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Art or artists, Sin or Original sin, Friendship, Schools or school life, Writing, Creative process, Catholics or Catholic Church, Boys, Students or student life, Ireland or Irish people, Naivete
- Locales: Dublin, Ireland
Places Discussed
*University College. Roman Catholic university in Dublin, as opposed to Trinity College, which was reserved for the Protestant elite. This is the site where Stephen Dedalus and his friends have long, involved discussions and arguments about topics such as art, politics, and the Catholic Church.
As at his earlier schools, Stephen is at odds, intellectually, philosophically, and religiously, with most of his fellows; however, at University College he is much better able to articulate his positions. It is here that Stephen finally renounces his Catholic...
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