3 Answered Questions for the topic James Joyce

09/04/19

How did Ibsen's writing in "A Doll's House" influence the James Joyce character Molly Bloom?

How did Ibsen's writing in "A Doll's House" influence the James Joyce character Molly Bloom? In particular, what other authoritative commentators, besides Richard Ellmann, provide illuminating... more

07/10/19

What does Nuvoletta's disappearance signify in Finnegans Wake?

I am studying Samuel Barber's art song "Nuvoletta", whose text is adapted from James Joyce's *Finnegans Wake*. I have not studied *Finnegans Wake*. The music is very beautiful.As I understand it,... more
James Joyce Literature The Dead

11/27/17

Why do they do this according to Mary Jane? How does this connect with the title and themes of the story?

The Dead by James Joyce During dinner in "The Dead," the discussion begins to settle on monastic practices, including the rumor that certain orders of monks sleep in coffins.

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