![]() The lecture series will allow for an examination of the cultural contexts of 1916 as a pivotal year in the formation of the nation and of UCD as an institution. This project will probe the legacy and impact of A Portrait, investigating its importance as a revolutionary text and as a work of world literature reflecting on crucial years in Irish history through the optics of the Bildungsroman, a form he completely reinvents. A Portrait was in effect Joyce’s contribution to 1916. ![]() ![]() Personally 1916 was a talismanic year for Joyce but he was also keenly aware of its political importance and worked determinedly to ensure that his text appeared in this key year. ![]() Joyce’s revolutionary novel depicting the personal and intellectual struggles of Stephen Dedalus as a schoolboy and UCD student was published in New York on 29 December 1916. ![]()
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