Présentation de l'éditeur James Joyce draws on the work of leading contemporary scholars to provide an original and detailed overview of Joyce's life and writings. Essays introduce major works like Ulysses while also address topics like feminism, literary theory, cultural studies, and reception history. The book offers an effective introduction to Joyce's life and work useful to undergraduate and graduate students as well as those seeking to learn more about perhaps the most influential author of the twentieth century. The essay are written in a lively and accessible format. It provides an overview of Joyce's work while also exploring the major schools of scholarly thought about his books. Biographie de l'auteur Sean Latham is Professor of English at the University of Tulsa where he serves as Editor of the James Joyce Quarterly and Director of the Modernist Journals Project. He is the author of Joyce's Modernism amongst other publications. He is president-elect of the Modernist Studies Association and a Trustee of the International James Joyce Foundation.