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What is Dubliners?
A collection of short stories by James Joyce
What is the recurrent theme in Dubliners?
Cultural, social, and political traditions
What is the writing style of Dubliners?
Traditional with elements of experimental work
Study Notes
- Dubliners is a collection of short stories by James Joyce published in 1914
- The stories portray the lives of ordinary people in Dublin
- The city itself is a protagonist in the novel
- Paralysis is a recurrent theme, caused by cultural, social, and political traditions
- Relationships are conditioned by repressive religious and moral codes
- Joyce defined Dublin as "the centre of paralysis"
- The stories are written in a traditional style with elements of experimental work
- There is no moralizing narrative voice
- Characters' inner thoughts are described
- Each story is told from the perspective of a particular character.
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