DescriptionThere can be no culture without fundamental contradictions "opposing each other hammer and tongs, " claims Professor Chace. Using this principle, he paints a fascinating portrait of James Joyce, whom he considers a primary influence on modern literature and art and the epitome of a modern artist. Chace illustrates the matrix of powerful contradictions that shaped Joyce as a person and a writer, and ends with a discussion of "The Dead, " one of Joyce's greatest works.
DescriptionThe short stories of Irish writers appeal to audiences far beyond the shores of Eire. In this second rich selection, we bring you the comic genius of Le Fanu in "The Ghost and the Bonesetter"; a slice of Dublin life from the refreshingly original pen of J…
DescriptionThe Irish are arguably the most literate people in the world. The number of famous Irish authors, from Joyce to Trevor and from Goldsmith to O'Brien, is a clear testimony to that. In this rich selection, we have concentrated on some of the early Irish wri…
DescriptionRalph Cosham gives a remarkable performance of five of Joyce's best known stories from Dubliners including The Dead, considered to be one of the greatest works of short fiction, and which was a movie and is now a Broadway Play.
DescriptionBloomsday on Broadway celebrates June 16, 1904, the most famous fictional date in literature, when Leopold Bloom walked around Dublin in the pages of James Joyce's Ulysses . Since 1981, hundreds of acclaimed actors have joined avid Joyceans…
