Joyce, James
Syllabification: (Joyce, James)
Pronunciation: /jois/
Definition of Joyce, James
- (1882–1941), Irish writer; full name James Augustine Aloysius Joyce. An important writer of the modernist movement, he first became known for his short stories in Dubliners (1914). His novel Ulysses (1922) revolutionized the structure of the modern novel and developed the stream-of-consciousness technique. Other notable novels: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1914–15) and Finnegans Wake (1939).
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /ˈjoisēən/
adjective & noun