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Barth and Joyce. (John Barth, James Joyce)

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From: CRITIQUE: Studies in Contemporary Fiction
Date: 19960622
Author:Bowen, Zack

James Joyce is a major influence on the work of John Barth, reflected in Barth's use of irony, satire, and his own personal character involvement in his fiction. Both authors use elaborate schemes as plot devices, as Barth does in 'Giles Goat-Boy' and 'The Sot-Weed Factor.' Parodies of scripture and songs are also used in both writers' works. Barth's 'Lost in the Funhouse' and Joyce's 'Dubliners' and 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' share several similarities. Barth's 'The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor' builds on Joyce's appropriation of the 'Odyssey' in 'Ulysses.'

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