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Works of James Joyce: Structural Devices In 'A Portrait'

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Joyce, James

Joyce, James
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Structural Devices In "A Portrait"

The Title.

The title of Joyce's novel is a key to his intention in A Portrait. It is
"a" portrait, one of many that could have been painted: the novel focuses upon
the growth of the protagonist's mind, pursuing in a labyrinthine but
progressive manner his quest for the liberated condition of the incipient
artist. Also, since Stephen is to become an "artist" it is mandatory that his
tale be told pictorially, that the reader perceive the wholeness of Joyce's
vision. Thus Joyce's novel underplays traditional chronological ...

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