Londublin: Dicken's London in Joyce's Dublin

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Charles Dickens and James Joyce are the two most prominent English language novelists who write about the city. Their works abound in details of street names and neighborhoods, indicating their fascination with the physical aspects of the city such as the architecture, the noise, the air and the river. The city is a natural bond between the two novelists. The works of Dickens serve as a significant intertext for Joyce and there are various references to Dickens in 'Ulysses' and 'Finnegans Wake.'

City and town life, Urban life, Dickens, Charles

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Parodic Irishness: Joyce's reconfigurations of the nation in 'Finnegans Wake.'

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The development of James Joyce's parodic style can be interpreted as a combination of his attachment and fear in terms of his Irish identity. His parody, in turn, destroys his previous belief, shifting from an ironic form of self-parody in his early novels to broader social satire, as evident in his last work, 'Finnegans Wake.' Joyce's ambivalence and parody of Ireland and Irish nationalism can be explained by the country's struggle with both hybrid identity and colonized consciousness.

Identity, Irish writers, English fiction

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Bloom and the police: regulatory vision and visions in 'Ulysses.'(Joyce and the Police: A Special Issue)

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'Ulysses' demonstrates the exalted police image enshrined in Bloom's psyche. The depiction of Lestrygonians as contemporary city police draws parallels with gluttonous gratification, and the subjugation of others is viewed as an obsessive need. Bloom's passion for police surveillance finally transcends to voyeurism and visual pleasure. Such musings in Joyce's works highlight the fact that, historically, Irish cities were among the most thoroughly policed areas in the United Kingdom.

Law enforcement officers, Police officers, Police in literature

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