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Ulysses, Capitalism, and Colonialism Reading Joyce After the Cold War
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M. Keith Booker
Book Code: GM1243
ISBN: 0-313-31243-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31243-4
240 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 1/30/2000
List Price: $115.00 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Series Title: Contributions to the Study of World Literature
Series Number: 98
Reviews:
  • [P]rovides an insightful survey of modern criticism.
    —Choice
Description: The work of James Joyce, especially Ulysses, can be fully understood only when the colonial and postcolonial context of Joyce's Ireland is taken into account. Reading Joyce as a postcolonial writer produces valuable new insights into his work, though comparisons of Joyce's work with that of African and Caribbean postcolonial writers provides reminders that Joyce, regardless of his postcolonial status, remains a fundamentally European writer whose perspective differs substantially from that of most other postcolonial writers. In addition to exploring Joyce's writings in light of recent developments in postcolonial theory, Booker employs a Marxist critical approach to assess the political implications of Joyce's work and examines the influence of Cold War anticommunism on previous readings of Joyce in the West. Focusing on Karl Radek's criticisms of Joyce, the volume begins with a detailed discussion of the rejection of Joyce's writings by many leftist critics. It then examines those aspects of Ulysses that can be taken as a diagnosis and criticism of the social ills brought to Ireland by British capitalism. The following chapters explore Joyce's language as part of his critique of capitalism, the role of history in his works, the failure of Joyce to represent the lower classes of colonial Dublin, and the political implications of Joyce's writings.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • How Joyce Became a Postcolonial Writer
  • Joyce among the Marxists: Or, The Cultural Politics of Joyce Criticism
  • "Intercourse Had Been Incomplete": Commodification and the Reification of Social Relations in Ulysses
  • "Bronze by Gold, Steelyringing": Fragmentation, the "Sirens" Prologue, and the Politics of Style in Ulysses
  • "Khaki Hamlets Don't Hesitate": Ulysses, the Boer War, and British Imperialism
  • "History Is to Blame": Ulysses, Lukács, and the Historical Novel
  • "That Can Be Explained": Bloom, Science, and the Postcolonial Bourgeoisie
  • "Love's Old Sweet Song": The Assault on Bourgeois Sentimentality in Ulysses
  • Conclusion: Joyce, Postcolonial Criticism, and Legacy of the Cold War
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 99-043505
LCC Class: PR6019
Dewey Class: 823
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