Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 7830 Joyce, James 1882 1941 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Portrait_of_the_Artist_as_a_Young_Man Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. Further corrections by Menno de Leeuw. "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the formative years of Stephen Dedalus, a young boy growing up in a strict Catholic environment in Ireland, as he navigates his identity and artistic aspirations. The narrative grapples with themes of individuality, cultural conflict, and the quest for self-expression in the face of societal and familial expectations. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a young Stephen Dedalus, primarily through his thoughts and perceptions as a child. His experiences at Clongowes Wood College, interactions with family, and vivid recollections of home life are articulated in a stream of consciousness style that captures the innocence and confusion of childhood. Stephen's relationships with his father, mother, and peers highlight the complexities of his early social environment. Through fragmented memories and musings, the reader gains insight into Stephen's emotional landscape, encompassing feelings of fear, longing, and desire for acceptance, as he contemplates broader existential questions that hint at his future development as an artist. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Autobiographical fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Dublin (Ireland) -- Fiction Artists -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 528527 2025-08-02T10:33:37.545114 text/html 511814 2025-04-04T11:19:23 text/html 312828 2025-08-02T10:33:44.211077 application/epub+zip 314920 2025-08-02T10:33:38.900088 application/epub+zip 314920 2025-08-02T10:33:38.113083 application/epub+zip 931327 2025-08-02T10:33:48.589067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 919803 2025-08-02T10:33:43.687088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461067 2022-09-02T13:31:39.568918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496369 2025-08-02T10:33:36.578114 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 466644 2025-04-04T11:19:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17416 2025-08-02T10:33:48.721037 application/rdf+xml 20269 2025-08-02T10:33:38.437083 image/jpeg 3636 2025-08-02T10:33:38.235088 image/jpeg 451815 2025-08-02T10:33:37.591086 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia