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Richard Ellmann, 'James Joyce' (), described by Anthony Burgess as the greatest literary biography of the 20th century.

James Joyce. Eine Biographie. Richard Ellmann , Fritz Senn. Although several biographers have thrown themselves into the breach since this magisterial book first appeared in , none have come close to matching the late Richard Ellmann's achievement. To be fair, Ellmann does have some distinct advantages. For starters, there's his deep mastery of the Irish milieu--demonstrated not only in this volume but in his books on Yeats and Wilde.

He's also an admirable stylist himself--graceful, witty, and happily unintimidated by his brilliant subjects. But in addition, Ellmann seems to have an uncanny grasp on Joyce's his reverence for the Irishman's literary accomplishment is always balanced by a kind of bemused affection for his faults.

Richard Ellmann's biography of James Joyce offers a comprehensive exploration of the life and literary genius of one of the most influential.

Whether Joyce is putting the finishing touches on Ulysses, falling down drunk in the streets of Trieste, or talking dirty to his future wife via the postal service, Ellmann's account always shows us a genius and a human being--a daunting enough task for a fiction writer, let alone the poor, fact-fettered biographer. Richard Ellmann has revised and expanded his definitive work on Joyce's life to include newly discovered primary material, including details of a failed love affair, a limerick about Samuel Beckett, a dream notebook, previously unknown letters, and much more.

Paperback First published January 1, Loading interface About the author. Richard Ellmann 85 books 99 followers.