Literature - James Joyce An Introduction - West Bridgford Library - Adult Learning

West Bridgford Library, Nottingham

Date	8 September - 20 October 2024
Sessions	Sundays: 11:30am - 1:30pm
No. sessions	5
Venue	West Bridgford Library, Nottingham View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £35

About this course

Join us for this introduction course and explore the major works of James Joyce through Joyce's concept of the epiphany and in the context of moderism.

By the end of the course, you will have been introduced to Joyce’s major prose works (Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, Finnegans Wake) through the study and discussion of extracts and will be in a position to undertake your own further independent reading of these works.

This course is for complete beginners, and those wanting to refresh their knowledge of James Joyce.

An Introduction to James Joyce – Scheme of Work

Session 1 - Dubliners

• Previous knowledge/reading of Joyce

• Concept of Epiphany

• Stream of consciousness

• Naturalism and symbolism

• Reading and discussion of “Eveline”

Session 2 – A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

• The concept of Bildungsroman

• Developing from Dubliners – epiphany and stream of consciousness

• Reading and discussion of extracts from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Session 3 – Ulysses

• Developing from previous works – expanded epiphany, stream of consciousness, naturalism/symbolism

• The framework of Ulysses – relation to Homer’s Odyssey; underlying structure, patterns and symbols

• Reading and discussion of part of the Proteus and Calypso chapters of Ulysses

Session 4 – Ulysses 2

• Recap of previous session

• Reading and discussion of further sections from the novel – Lotus Eaters, Hades, Nausicaa, Penelope

Session 5 – Finnegans Wake

• An introduction to the underlying principles of Finnegans Wake – the night book, dream language and puns, the characters and “story”, Vico’s theories

• Finnegans Wake in context – development from previous works

• Reading and discussion of opening paragraph and ending and of opening of Anna Livia chapter

Extracts from Joyce’s works will be provided, although a copy of Dubliners would be useful and students will hopefully wish to acquire copies of Joyce’s other works for further independent reading.

This course is not running on the 15th and 29th September

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: