A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - The Original Book Edition of 1916

In "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," originally published in 1916, James Joyce delves into the formative years of Stephen Dedalus, a semi-autobiographical character representing the author's own intellectual and artistic development. The novel employs a stream-of-consciousness narrative style, which immerses readers in Stephen's evolving perceptions and internal struggles against the confines of nationality, religion, and familial expectation. Joyce's innovative use of language and mod ...