Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Happy Bloomsday! We're celebrating this year by doing "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce along with our friends Noah and Lucas. Lots of people have asked for tips on reading Joyce and the best place to start reading James Joyce. If you chose this book, let's talk about some of the background elements such as Nationalism and Religion. The Catholic Church has a huge influence on this semi-autobiography. Are you thinking about reading this book? Let us know what attracted you to it in the comments below. We trie to keep it as Spoiler Free as possible.
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0:00 Introductions
1:26 Publication Info
3:56 Why the Text is Important
9:06 Resource for Reading
11:28 Autobiography
15:25 Writing Technique
19:38 Historical Context-- Ireland and the Catholic Church
22:56 Historical Context-- Nationalism and the British Rule
28:51 Themes + the Road Ahead
Fellow Portraiters:
Lucas-Bits of Lit Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ0W29lsDyNkU0HIhcwDojQ
Noah-Everyone Who Reads It Must Converse: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoBTBTgX2aDpqZ5hNIRxlLA
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Recommended Resources:
James Joyce by Richard Ellmann: https://www.amazon.com/James-Joyce-Oxford-Richard-Ellmann/dp/0195033817/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=james+joyce+ellmann&qid=1592170107&sr=8-1
Joyce Annotated by Don Gifford: https://www.amazon.com/Joyce-Annotated-Dubliners-Portrait-Artist/dp/0520046102/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=james+joyce+don+gifford&qid=1592170147&sr=8-5
James Joyce: A Portrait of a Dubliner (Graphic Biography) by Alfonso Zapico: https://www.amazon.com/James-Joyce-Portrait-Dubliner-Biography/dp/1628726555/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=james+joyce+portrait+of+a+dubliner&qid=1592170178&sr=8-2
Help my Unbelief: James Joyce & Religion by Geert Lernout: https://www.amazon.com/Help-My-Unbelief-James-Religion/dp/1441131086/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Help+my+Unbelief%3A+James+Joyce+%26+Religion+by+Geert+Lernout&qid=1592170230&sr=8-1
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