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3 days ago · James Joyce noted that, "He is never dull, never stupid, never tired, never pedantic, never theatrical!" Thomas Mann wrote of Tolstoy's seemingly guileless artistry: "Seldom did art work so much like nature."
2 days ago · James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century.
2 days ago · Ernest Miller Hemingway ( / ˈɜːrnɪst ˈhɛmɪŋweɪ /; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and ...
Jun 7, 2024 · From his beloved classics like “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” to his newest works like “Ollie’s Odyssey,” there is no shortage of enchanting tales waiting to be discovered in the world of books by William Joyce.
Jun 4, 2024 · James Joyce (born February 2, 1882, Dublin, Ireland—died January 13, 1941, Zürich, Switzerland) was an Irish novelist noted for his experimental use of language and exploration of new literary methods in such large works of fiction as Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939).
- James Joyce is known for his experimental use of language and exploration of new literary methods, including interior monologue, use of a complex n...
- Although James Joyce grew up in Dublin, as an adult he lived mostly in Trieste, Italy, in Zürich, and in Paris.
- James Joyce was the eldest of 10 children, and his father did not earn a stable living. Joyce began living with Nora Barnacle in 1904 and married h...
- James Joyce’s most important works were the short-story collection Dubliners (1914) and the novels A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (publish...
Jun 4, 2024 · Unlike many of the major Irish writers of the Irish literary renaissance—such as Yeats, Synge, Lady Gregory, and AE (George William Russell)— James Joyce, Ireland’s greatest and most influential modern novelist, was a Roman Catholic.
Jun 21, 2024 · William Joyce was convicted of treason on account that he had "adhered to the King's enemies" by broadcasting on their behalf between 18 September 1939 and 2 July 1940 (the date his...
