georgewhatup reviewed The dead by James Joyce
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4 stars
I need to reread this story way slower.
Still beautiful the first time.
complete, authoritative text with biographical and historical contexts, critical history, and essays from five contemporary critical perspectives Case studies in contemporary criticism
Paperback, 248 pages
English language
Published July 15, 1994 by Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press.
"The Dead" is the final short story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce.
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"The Dead" is the final short story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce.
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I need to reread this story way slower.
Still beautiful the first time.
Rarely does a story of roughly 40 pages pack such an emotional, philosophically-layered punch, but Joyce's clever use of lulling the reader into a sense of the mundane makes the conclusion all the more powerful.