Series: Modern Literature
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The Historical Context of Modern Literature 1789-1914
Reading Time: 7 minutesAs I studied James Joyce to prepare for the next chapter of Harold Kaplan’s book, I realized that I need to at least mention the historical context of modern literature. This background is not included in The Passive Voice. Kaplan probably assumed his readers would be familiar with it, but the missing…
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Stoom: the universal comedy of James Joyce
Reading Time: 12 minutesThe title Harold Kaplan gives to the first section of his critique of James Joyce is Stoom: the universal comedy of James Joyce. As we have seen with Gustave Flaubert, this brand of comedy is as serious as it gets.