(Unlimited ebook) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Copy Link to Download : https://site.bookcenterapp.com/YUMPU/173170271X Book Synopsis Chiltern creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature. Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man describes Stephen Dedalus's development from a bright young student to a promising clergy student to an artist. Set in Ireland at the turn of the century, It begins with his earliest childhood memories and progresses to his grand epiphany, in which he announces to his closest companions his decision to pursue art rather than a religious life. Stephen's decision results from a combination of factors: the temperament that colors his impressions of the world, his interactions with others, and his interpretation of social forces. From the start evidence indicates Stephen will be an artist. Readers first meet him as a very young child growing up in a rural community in Ireland and attending Clongowes Preparatory School. He is a timid child who doesn't socialize easily. Stephen has been bullied on the playground because of his small size and shy demeanor when his glasses are broken following an accident, he is excused from writing exercises by his teacher. When one of his masters finds out, he beats Stephen's hands and heightens the boy's belief that hi
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Chiltern creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature. Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man describes Stephen Dedalus's development from a bright young student to a promising clergy student to an artist. Set in Ireland at the turn of the century, It begins with his earliest childhood memories and progresses to his grand epiphany, in which he announces to his closest companions his decision to pursue art rather than a religious life. Stephen's decision results from a combination of factors: the temperament that colors his impressions of the world, his interactions with others, and his interpretation of social forces. From the start evidence indicates Stephen will be an artist. Readers first meet him as a very young child growing up in a rural community in Ireland and attending Clongowes Preparatory School. He is a timid child who doesn't socialize easily. Stephen has been bullied on the playground because of his small size and shy demeanor when his glasses are broken following an accident, he is excused from writing exercises by his teacher. When one of his masters finds out, he beats Stephen's hands and heightens the boy's belief that hi
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brimstone sermons of his schoolmasters. Both tendencies
show the strong imagination of an artist. As Stephen matures,
school authorities try to persuade him to join the priesthood. In
many ways joining such a large institution makes sense. His
family is Catholic and would see a life with the clergy as a fine
vocation. The priesthood would offer stability as well Stephen's
family changes homes several times during Stephen's youth
due to his father's financial irresponsibility, so a steady
existence might be a relief. However, the novel shows a
growing conflict between Stephen's impulse toward the
priesthood and his development as an artist. Joyce offers
numerous dialogues between Stephen and his friends about
books and vast aesthetic and philosophical issues. These
dialogues mirror Stephen's inner crisis and give insight into his
psychological development. As he gets older, Stephen begins
to visit prostitutes in Dublin. This habit becomes increasingly
hard to reconcile with the priestly calling, and his guilt
becomes more than he can bear. Gradually, Stephen comes to
realize he has no zeal for the religious life and decides instead
to become an artist. Joyce presents the last episodes in the
book as a series of epiphanies and exchanges. Stephen sees
a woman on the beach who represents, in his creatively
inspired state, art itself. Later, on the streets of Dublin,
Stephen encounters again a woman he loves and declares his
intentions to her. As readers last glimpse the artist, he vows to
forge the uncreated conscience of [his] race, or express to the
world his sense of beauty and truth in the way he knows best:
through art.
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