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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
James Joyce
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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

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Overview
Author
James Joyce
Year Published
1916
Type
Fiction
Genre
Classics
About the Title

This title works on a few levels. It is a portrait of an artist. It is about the artist James Joyce himself. The title places the book in a certain tradition of self-portraits. Many famous painters and sculptors created "Portrait(s) of the Artist(s);" in calling his book by this title, Joyce compares writing to the fine arts.

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