New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature

Martin, W.

This book situates Joyce's critical writings within the context of an emerging discourse on the psychology of rhythm, suggesting that A Portrait of the Artist dramatizes the experience of rhythm as the subject matter of the modernist novel. Including comparative analyses of the lyrical prose of Virginia Woolf and the 'cadences' of the Imagists, Martin outlines a new concept of the 'modern period' that describes the interaction between poetry and prose in the literature of the early twentieth century.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-10-15

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349446209

DOI: 10.1057/9781137309457

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 223