M. Keith Booker

Ulysses, Capitalism, and Colonialism (eBook, PDF)

Reading Joyce After the Cold War

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2000
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313030581
• Artikelnr.: 37817266

Autorenporträt

M. Keith Booker is Professor of English at the University of Arkansas, USA. His recent publications include Star Trek: A Cultural History (2018), Tony Soprano's America: Gangsters, Guns, and Money (2017) co-authored with Isra Daraiseh and Mad Men: A Cultural History (2016) with Bob Batchelor. He received his PhD in English from the University of Florida in 1990.

Inhaltsangabe

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