Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Life; Dublin, 1882-1904; Trieste, 1904-1915; Zurich, 1915-1919; Trieste, 1919-1920; Paris, 1920-1940; Zurich, 1940-1941; Chapter 2 Contexts; Joyce the modernist; Joyce the journalist; Joyce the translator, lecturer, and lover; Chapter 3 Works; Dubliners; APortrait of the Artist as a Young Man; Exiles; Ulysses; Finnegans Wake; Chapter 4 Reception; 1914-1941; 1941-2005; Notes; Life; Contexts; Works; Dubliners; A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; Exiles; Ulysses;James Joyce has a reputation for being one of modern literature's most difficult writers. This introduction gives students the necessary tools they will need to get the most out of reading him. It provides the essential biographical information and situates his life and works in broader cultural, historical, and literary contexts. Students will also find detailed examinations of the major works including Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. In addition, Bulson lets students see how Joyce evolved as a writer. This introduction also provides a brief history of the critical reception of Joyce's life and w.