Joyce James

1977 · réf. 22937E — New York: Random House 1977. First Edition. Signed and inscribed in the year of publication by the author Louis Berrone at the front free endpaper: To Denis Guerin on the train from New York to New Haven - an Irish Texan from Parnell’s Court in Yankee Connecticut - Best regards Louis Berrone November 19 1977”. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket. From the publisher: “These essays were only recently recovered from the archives of the University of Padua by Louis Berrone of Fairfield University. Because Professor Berrone was interested in the influence of Dickens on Joyce he made a special trip to Padua hoping he would be able to find the manuscript mentioned by Joyce in a letter to his brother dated April 25 1912.” To our benefit Berrone’s treasure hunt uncovered two essays by Joyce - one on Dickens and another on the Renaissance. Included in this book is a detailed description of Joyce’s life in Padua during the time he wrote the essays and how this setting and context influenced Joyce’s future works in both fiction and nonfiction. Rare signed. Random House unknown