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An Irish-Jewish Politician, Joyce's Dublin, and "Ulysses - The Life and Times of Albert L. Altman (Hardcover)
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An Irish-Jewish Politician, Joyce's Dublin, and "Ulysses - The Life and Times of Albert L. Altman (Hardcover)
Series: The Florida James Joyce Series
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A forgotten historical figure and his influence on the writing of
James Joyce In this book, Neil Davison argues that Albert Altman
(1853-1903), Dublin-based businessman and Irish nationalist,
influenced James Joyce's creation of the character of Leopold Bloom
as well as Ulysses broader themes surrounding race, nationalism,
and empire. Using extensive archival research, Davison reveals
parallels between the lives of Altman and Bloom, including how the
experience of double marginalization which Altman felt as both a
Jew in Ireland and an Irishman in the British Empire is a major
idea explored in Joyce's work. Altman, successful salt and coal
merchant, was involved in municipal politics ove issues of Home
Rule and labour, and frequently appeared in the press over the two
decades of Joyce's youth. His prominence, Davison shows, made him a
familiar name in the Home Rule circles with which Joyce and his
father most identified. The book concludes by tracing the influence
of Altman's career on the Dubliners story Ivy Day in the Committee
Room as well as throughout the whole of Ulysses. Through Altman's
biography, Davison recovers a forgotten life story that illuminates
Irish and Jewish identity and culture in Joyce's Dublin. A volume
in the Florida James Joyce Series, edited by Sebastian D. G.
Knowles.
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