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James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)
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"Packed with great passages of the Joycean language.The cast is superb."-Vincent Canby, N.Y. Times
Often called the most influential writer of the 20th century, James Joyce wrote his first novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, about his own coming of age in turn-of-the-century Dublin.Joyce's alter ego, Stephen Dedalus, awakens to his talents as a writer while he wrestles with the oppressive fetters of authority imposed by family, government, and the church, only finding solace in the arms of prostitutes.Through his struggles, Dedalus is able to find his own voice and finally realize a strong, mature consciousness.He is able to break from society, choosing a self-imposed exile from his homeland to pursue his art.
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