Dubliners

Since its publication in 1914, Dubliners has been arguably the most famous collection of short stories written in English. Through what James Joyce described as their “style of scrupulous meanness,” the stories collectively present a direct, sometimes searing view of the city of Dublin in the twentieth century. This Norton Critical Edition is based on Hans Walter Gabler’s scholarly edition and include Gabler’s edited text, his textual notes, and newly revised version of his introduction, which details and discusses the complicated publication history of Dubliners. Explanatory annotations are provided by the volume editor, Margot Norris.

“Contexts” is a rich collection of materials intended to bring Dubliners to life for twenty-first-century readers. The Irish capital of a century ago is captured through photographs, maps, songs, newspaper items, and advertising. Early versions of two of the stories and Joyce’s satirical poem about his publication woes provide additional background.

“Criticism” includes eight interpretive essays, that illuminate some of the stories most frequently taught and discussed – “Araby,” “Eveline,” “After the Race,” “The Boarding House,” “Counterparts,” “A Painful Case,” and “The Dead.” The contributors are David G. Wright, Howard Ehrlich, Margot Norris, James Fairhall, Fritz Senn, Morris Beja, Roberta Jackson, and Vincent J. Cheng.

A Selected Bibliography is also included.

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