Dubliners
( 1914)
Joyse spoke of the psychological state of the Dubliners
they were oppressed by the religious, political and economic forces
"DUBLINERS"
CONSIST OF FIFTEEN (15) SHORT STORIES
THE OPENING STORIES DEAL WITH CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH IN DUBLIN
THE OTHERS CONCERN THE MIDDLE YEARS OF CHARACTERS AND THEIR SOCIAL, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS
THE STORIES ARE ARRANGED INTO FOUR GROUPS
THEY HAVE THE SAME THEMES, SYMBOL AND NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES
THE DESCRIPTION IS REALISTIC AND THERE ARE EXTERNAL DETAILS
THEY USED A TECHINIQUE OF "EPIPHANY"
"THE SUDDEN SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATION CAUSED BY A TRIVIAL GESTURE (L'IMPROVVISA MANIFESTAZIONE SPIRITUALE CAUSATA DA UN GESTO BANALE)
ITS ASPECTS ARE: CHILDHOOD, ADOLESCENCE, MATURITY AND PUBLIC LIFE
THE LAST STORY IS "THE DEAD" CAN BE CONSIDERED JOYCE'S FIRST MASTERPIECE(capolavoro)
THEME: PARALYSIS
IT'S PHYSICAL AND MORAL (LINKED TO RELIGION, POLITICS AND CULTURE)
THE MAIN THEME IS THE FAILURE TO FIND A WAY OUT OF "PARALYSIS"(IL TEMA PRINCIPALE È IL MANCATO TROVARE UNA VIA D'USCITA DALLA "PARALISI")
THE OPPOSITE OF PARALYSIS IS "ESCAPE"
THEY WERE UNABLE TO CUT THE BONDS THAT TIE THEM TO THEIR OWN WORLD (NON SONO STATI IN GRADO DI TAGLIARE I LEGAMI CHE LI LEgano AL LORO MONDO)
NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES
EACH STORY IS TOLD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A CHARACTER
FREE DIRECT SPEECH
THE LINGUISTIC REGISTER IS VARIED
THE LANGUAGE SUITS THE AGE, THE SOCIAL CLASS....