Joyce's 'Eveline.' (James Joyce)

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From: The Explicator
Date: 19930322
Author:Florio, Joseph

'Eveline,' a tale from Joyce's 'Dubliners,' dispels the glorified image of the Irish people by focussing on the conditions prevailing in Ireland. The heroine Evelyn, portrayed as a young girl burdened by responsibilities, represents the joyless life of the Irish. Joyce feels that the Irish poets should change their perspectives and focus on the realities of life in Dublin.

The work of scholars such as Zack Bowen, Ruth Bauerle, and M. J. C. Hodgart has done much to illuminate the role that music plays in the works of James Joyce. I have found, however, that in their endeavors the ...

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