Description: Providing a fully contextualised catalogue of one of the most significant archival Joyce acquisitions of recent times, this book also contains introductory material and headnotes that draw on the rich history of Joyce scholarship and includes contextual essays from a number of well-known Joyce scholars.
Brief description: Steven Matthews is a poet and critic who was raised in Colchester, Essex, and now lives in Oxford. His poetry collection Skying published in 2012 and he has been a regular reviewer for journals including the TLS, Poetry Review, and London Magazine. He has been Poetry Editor for Dublin Quarterly Magazine. As a critic, Steven Matthews has published books on a wide range of twentieth- and twenty-first century poetry in English, including writing on Yeats, T.S. Eliot, Les Murray, and contemporary Irish poetry.
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"An indispensable resource for exploring this important new archive in Joyce Studies. This meticulously curated catalogue and the accompanying sharp and thoughtful critical essays shows the value and usefulness of these recovered documents, making the volume essential reading for both established scholars and a new generation of Joyceans. Beyond Joyce Studies, researchers across Modernist Studies and Irish Studies will find the contents inspiring. The story of the bequest is compelling in itself!" --Katherine Ebury, Professor of James Joyce Studies, University College Dublin, Ireland
"Eagerly awaited by all students of James Joyce's works, this catalogue demonstrates the extraordinary breadth of the new Joyce materials in the Joyce Archive at Reading. And the first forays by three highly respected Joyce scholars show to what extent these mostly unknown documents will throw new light on so many aspects of Joyce's work, life, and influence." --Geert Lernout, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Antwerp, Belgium