Description

For Sale: Vintage 1992 Edition of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (Wordsworth Classics)

A cornerstone of modernist literature, this novel charts the early life of Stephen Dedalus, a character who embodies Joyce’s own journey as an artist. From the constraints of religion and politics in late 19th-century Ireland to the awakening of self-expression, this book is both a personal and universal exploration of freedom and creativity.

Description: This autobiographical novel captures the struggles and revelations of Stephen Dedalus as he seeks his path to artistic liberation. It bridges Joyce’s earlier realism in Dubliners with the symbolic depth of Ulysses.

Cover Illustration: The Card Players by Paul Cézanne lends a timeless aesthetic to this edition.

Notable Quotes:

"When the soul of a man is born in this country there are nets flung at it to hold it back from flight. You talk to me of nationality, language, religion. I shall try to fly by those nets."

"Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race."

Condition:

Vintage book with visible creasing on the covers and some bent pages.
Light foxing is present also, suitable for collectors or readers seeking a nostalgic piece of literary history.

Praise for the Novel: With an average Goodreads rating of 3.64 (over 157,000 reviews), readers praise Joyce’s lyrical prose and innovative narrative style. It’s often described as "challenging yet rewarding" and "a must-read for anyone exploring the evolution of modern literature."

Why Own This Edition? As a 1992 reprint by Wordsworth Editions, it captures the charm of vintage paperback design while offering the full, unabridged text of Joyce’s masterpiece.