Which novelist wrote 'The Dubliners'?
"Richard Ellmann has argued, ""Joyce claims importance by claiming nothing"" His characters' personalities can only be observed because they are not explicitly told. The collection progresses chronologically, beginning with stories of youth and progressing in age to culminate in ""The Dead"". Emphasis is laid upon the specific geographic details of Dublin, for example, road names and buildings feature extensively. Dubliners Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were"
"The Dubliners (album) The Dubliners is the eponymous debut live album by the Irish folk band The Dubliners. It was produced by Nathan Joseph and released by Transatlantic Records in 1964. The line-up consisted of Ronnie Drew, Barney McKenna, Luke Kelly and Ciarán Bourke. When Kelly died, the album title was changed to The Dubliners with Luke Kelly by the record company to spur sales of the reissue and underscore the magnitude of Kelly's contribution to the group. The tune labelled ""Swallow's Tail Reel"" is a medley of ""The Swallow Tail Reel"" (O'Neill 536) and ""The High Reel"" (O'Neill 721),"
"world they depicted. Gerald Griffin (1803–1840) was born in Limerick but spent time in England. On returning to Ireland he wrote ""The Collegians"", on which his reputation rests. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873) was born in Dublin and lived there for most of his life. He was noted for his mystery novels and Gothic fiction (some of which is based on Irish folklore). Bram Stoker (1847–1912), a writer of similar interests, was born in Dublin but spent much his life in England. He wrote many books but is best known for ""Dracula"", one of the most famous novels in the"
"The Dubliners The Dubliners were an Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes over their fifty-year career, but the group's success was centred on lead singers Luke Kelly and Ronnie Drew. The band garnered international success with their lively Irish folk songs, traditional street ballads and instrumentals. The band were regulars on the folk scenes in both Dublin and London in the early 1960s, and were signed to the Major Minor label in 1965 after backing from Dominic"
"the latter story also owes something to his brother Stanislaus' account of his father at work during a Dublin by-election three years earlier. After being rejected by Symon’s publishers, Joyce sent Dubliners (then comprising only twelve stories) to publisher Grant Richards. It took nearly eight years for Dubliners to get published. Going back and forth with Richards, who initially agreed to publish his work, Joyce revised and omitted many things in Dubliners to reach an agreement. However, Richards objected to too many things and eventually simply refused to publish the book. Ireland has a prominent role in Joyce's writing. Having"
"then to jam-packed sessions in the Embankment, Tallaght. Ciarán Bourke joined the group, followed later by John Sheahan. They renamed themselves The Dubliners at Kelly's suggestion, as he was reading James Joyce's book of short stories, entitled ""Dubliners"", at the time. Kelly was the leading vocalist for the group's eponymous debut album in 1964, which included his rendition of ""The Rocky Road to Dublin"". Barney McKenna later noted that Kelly was the only singer he'd heard sing it to the rhythm it was played on the fiddle. In 1964 Luke Kelly left the group for nearly two years and was"
"The Drifters (novel) The Drifters is a novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener, published in 1971 by Random House. The novel follows six young characters from diverse backgrounds and various countries as their paths meet and they travel together through parts of Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Mozambique. The story is told from the perspective of the narrator, George Fairbanks, who is an investment analyst for the fictional company World Mutual Bank in Switzerland. Mr. Fairbanks is connected with nearly every character in some way, and they all seem to open up to him throughout the novel in one"
"writers and playwrights include Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift and the creator of Dracula, Bram Stoker. It is also the location of key and notable works of James Joyce, including ""Ulysses"", which is set in Dublin and includes much topical detail. ""Dubliners"" is a collection of short stories by Joyce about incidents and typical characters of the city during the early 20th century. Other renowned writers include J. M. Synge, Seán O'Casey, Brendan Behan, Maeve Binchy, John Banville and Roddy Doyle. Ireland's biggest libraries and literary museums are found in Dublin, including the National Print Museum of Ireland and National Library"
"Double Dubliners Double Dubliners is The Dubliners' ninth studio album. It is also known as ""Alive and Well"", the title it was released under on the Polydor label It's the Dubliners site for the album. A standout track here is a recitation by Ronnie Drew of Pádraig Pearse's poem ""The Rebel"". This album features the original members. Other notable tracks here are ""The Sun Is Burning"" and ""The Night Visiting Song"", both sung by Luke Kelly. In December 1983, ""The Night Visiting Song"" would become the final song to be performed by Luke Kelly with The Dubliners on Irish television."
"Double Dubliners Double Dubliners is The Dubliners' ninth studio album. It is also known as ""Alive and Well"", the title it was released under on the Polydor label It's the Dubliners site for the album. A standout track here is a recitation by Ronnie Drew of Pádraig Pearse's poem ""The Rebel"". This album features the original members. Other notable tracks here are ""The Sun Is Burning"" and ""The Night Visiting Song"", both sung by Luke Kelly. In December 1983, ""The Night Visiting Song"" would become the final song to be performed by Luke Kelly with The Dubliners on Irish television."
"George Roberts (publisher) George Roberts (1873–1953) was an Irish actor, poet and publisher. He was born in Belfast and became an actor with the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. He co-founded the publishing house of Maunsel and Company with Stephen Gwynn and Joseph Maunsel Hone. This firm published works by W. B. Yeats, John Millington Synge, Lady Gregory, George William Russell, James Stephens, Douglas Hyde and others and became part of the Irish Literary Revival. Between 1909 and 1912, when he visited Dublin, Joyce negotiated with Roberts to publish his book Dubliners, but their contract was not fulfilled, owing to a series"
"The Dead (short story) ""The Dead"" is the final story in the 1914 collection ""Dubliners"" by James Joyce. The other stories in the collection are shorter, whereas at 15,952 words, ""The Dead"" is long enough to be described as a novella. The story deals with themes of love and loss as well as raising questions about the nature of the Irish identity. Gabriel Conroy, Gretta Conroy, Kate and Julia Morkan, and Bartell d'Arcy are all alluded to in James Joyce's later work, ""Ulysses"", though no character from ""The Dead"" makes a direct appearance in the novel. The story centres on"
"the novel by Enrique Vila-Matas ""Dublinesca"" (2010), part of the action takes place in Dublin for the Bloomsday. The book's main protagonist, Riba, a retired Spanish editor, moves to this city with several writer friends to officiate a ""funeral"" for the Gutenberg era. In Mel Brooks' 1968 film ""The Producers"", Gene Wilder's character is called Leo Bloom, an homage to Joyce's character. In the musical 2005 version, in the evening scene at the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, Leo asks, ""When will it be Bloom's day?"". However, in the earlier scene in which Bloom first meets Max Bialystock, the office"
"Man"". It was in 1905 that Joyce first attempted to get his famous collection of stories ""Dubliners"" published, and only after many attempts was it published in 1914. Liam O'Flaherty published his first collection, ""Spring Sowing"", in 1924, depicting the harsh life of his native Aran Islands. Daniel Corkery, ""A Munster Twilight"" (1916), was the first of a group of writers from County Cork. Seán Ó Faoláin, whose first collection ""Midsummer Night Madness"", 1932, was another member of this group, as was Frank O'Connor. His first collection was ""Guests of the Nation"", 1931. The work of this ""Cork school"" continued"
"The Diviners (Bray novel) The Diviners is a 2012 young adult novel by Libba Bray. The book was published on September 18, 2012 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and is set in New York City during the 1920s. The plot follows seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill as she helps her uncle Will - curator of the fictional ""Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult"" - uncover the killer behind a mysterious series of murders. The book has been nominated for an ""Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy"" as well as a ""Bram Stoker Award"", and"
"a more prominent ""honour grave,"" with a seated portrait statue by American artist Milton Hebald nearby. Nora, whom he had married in 1931, survived him by 10 years. She is buried by his side, as is their son Giorgio, who died in 1976. ""Dubliners"" is a collection of fifteen short stories by Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak and a search for a national identity and purpose was"
"as copy. When discussing Joyce's ""Dubliners"", there are two types of critics that are often at the forefront of the conversation: the ""Realists"" and the ""Symbolists"". The Realists view Dubliners as the most simple of Joyce's works, which often causes them to disregard the revolutionary nature of the work. The symbolists instead neglect the rebellious meanings behind Joyce's symbols. While some choose only one side to argue, others believe that Dubliners completely defies any form of characterization. Without any clear evidence of thematic unity, logic of plot, or closure, Joyce prevents any conclusive critical analysis. As Sonja Bašić argues, the"
"Dublin: Foundation Dublin: Foundation (2004) (also known in North America as The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga or sometimes simply Dublin) is a novel by Edward Rutherfurd first published in 2004 by Century Hutchinson and then by Seal Books and Doubleday Canada. It is a work of historical fiction and centers on a number of families and their descendants in and around the area of Ireland that is now Dublin. It begins in AD 430 with the love affair of a prince (Conall) and the daughter of an Irish chief (Deirdre) from the area of Dubh Linn . It"
"Dubliners for years and, like Eamonn Campbell, joined them on stage on numerous occasions. When lead singer Luke Kelly became ill in 1980, he stepped in, and became a full-time Dubliner in 1983 when Kelly departed. Cannon is known for singing songs in the Irish language (""Peggy Lettermore"", ""Fáinne Gael an Lae"", ""Cill Chais"") and humorous a cappella songs like ""The Waterford Boys"", ""The Pool Song"" or ""The Sick Note"". When The Dubliners announced their retirement in 2012 after finishing their 50 Years Anniversary Tour, Seán Cannon decided to keep on touring with former band members Patsy Watchorn and Eamonn"
"The Dublin Magazine The Dublin Magazine was an Irish literary journal founded and edited by the poet Seamus O'Sullivan (real name James Sullivan Starkey) and published in Dublin by New Square Publications. Between August 1923 to August 1925 it was published as a monthly, then quarterly from January 1926 to June 1958, ceasing publication on O'Sullivan's death. The cover for the first issue was designed by artist Harry Clarke. The magazine featured fiction, poetry, drama and reviews and contributors included more or less every significant Irish writer of the period, including the playwright Samuel Beckett, the poet Austin Clarke, popular"
"band The Dubliners in a pub in Dublin called The Bailey. It was set to the music of the traditional song ""The Dawning of the Day"" (""Fáinne Geal an Lae""). An Irish-language song with this name (""Fáinne Geal an Lae"") was published by Edward Walsh (1805–1850) in 1847 in ""Irish Popular Songs"", and later translated into English as ""The Dawning of the Day"", published by Patrick Weston Joyce in 1873. Given the similarity in themes and the use of the phrase ""dawning of the day"" in both ""On Raglan Road"" and the traditional tune, it is quite likely that Kavanagh"
"The Dreamers (novel series) The Dreamers is the title of a fantasy book series by American writer David Eddings and his wife Leigh Eddings. The story revolves around four beings known as The Elder Gods residing in the land of Dhrall: Dahlaine of the North, Veltan of the South, Zelana of the West and Aracia of the East. They must recruit the help of outlanders to destroy the fiendish Vlagh and prevent its attempt at world conquest. The Vlagh is a creature whose more remarkable power is the ability to consciously direct the evolution of its minions, adapting them to"
"Doodle on Google's homepage commemorating what would have been his 165th birthday. An annual festival takes place in Dublin, the birthplace of Bram Stoker, in honour of his literary achievements. The 2014 Bram Stoker Festival encompassed literary, film, family, street, and outdoor events, and ran from 24–27 October in and around Dublin City. The festival is supported by the Bram Stoker Estate and funded by Dublin City Council and Fáilte Ireland. Bram Stoker Abraham ""Bram"" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel ""Dracula"". During his lifetime, he"
"The Diviners The Diviners is a novel by Margaret Laurence. Published by McClelland & Stewart in 1974, it was Laurence's final novel, and is considered one of the classics of Canadian literature. The novel won the Governor General's Award for English language fiction in 1974. The protagonist of the novel is Morag Gunn, a fiercely independent writer who grew up in Manawaka, Manitoba. Morag has a difficult relationship with her daughter Pique and her Métis lover Jules Tonnerre, and struggles to maintain her independence. ""The Diviners"" was adapted for television by Anne Wheeler, with a screenplay by Linda Svendsen, and"
"The Comforters The Comforters is the first novel by Scottish author Muriel Spark. She drew on experiences as a recent convert to Catholicism and having suffered hallucinations due to using Dexedrine, an amphetamine then available over the counter for dieting. Although completed in late 1955, the book was not published until 1957. A mutual friend, novelist Alan Barnsley, had sent the proofs to Evelyn Waugh. At the time Waugh was writing ""The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold,"" which dealt with his own drug-induced hallucinations. Waugh's and others positive responses prompted Macmillan to publish the novel in February 1957 in the United"
"Daisy Ashford Margaret Mary Julia Devlin (née Ashford; 3 April 1881 – 15 January 1972), known as Daisy Ashford, was an English writer who is most famous for writing ""The Young Visiters"", a novella concerning the upper class society of late 19th century England, when she was just nine years old. The novella was published in 1919, preserving her juvenile spelling and punctuation. She wrote the title as ""Viseters"" in her manuscript, but it was published as ""Visiters"". She was born in Petersham, Surrey, the daughter of Emma Georgina Walker and William Henry Roxburgh Ashford, and was largely educated at"
"second son was Edward Maturin, who emigrated to the United States and became a novelist and poet there. Charles Maturin Charles Robert Maturin, also known as C. R. Maturin (25 September 1782 – 30 October 1824), was an Irish Protestant clergyman (ordained in the Church of Ireland) and a writer of Gothic plays and novels. His best known work is the novel ""Melmoth the Wanderer"". Maturin was descended from Huguenots who found shelter in Ireland, one of whom was Gabriel Jacques Maturin who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin after Jonathan Swift in 1745. Charles Robert Maturin was born"
"of importance during the 18th century and their most notable works include Laurence Sterne with the publication of ""The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman"" and Oliver Goldsmith's ""The Vicar of Wakefield"". Numerous Irish novelists emerged during the 19th century, including Maria Edgeworth, John Banim, Gerald Griffin, Charles Kickham, William Carleton, George Moore, and Somerville and Ross. Bram Stoker is best known as the author of the 1897 novel ""Dracula"". James Joyce (1882–1941) published his most famous work ""Ulysses"" in 1922, which is an interpretation of the ""Odyssey"" set in Dublin. Edith Somerville continued writing after the death of"
"On Dublin Street On Dublin Street is a 2012 novel by Samantha Young. Jocelyn Butler, called Joss, is a 22-year-old half-American, half-Scottish woman who finished college, tries to become a writer and is the main protagonist of the series. After losing her whole family during a car accident while she was at school 8 years ago and her best friend afterwards, she decided to build a cool and tough façade in which she doesn't care for anyone and tells everyone bluntly what she feels without feeling guilty. She starts her new life by searching for an apartment to share with"
"the ""Evening Telegraph"". The ""Dublin Evening Mail"" featured in short stories in James Joyce's ""The Dubliners"". The ""Mail"" was once co-owned by author Sheridan Le Fanu, who also owned or part-owned ""The Warden"", the ""Protestant Guardian"", ""Evening Packet"", and ""Dublin University Magazine"". Bram Stoker worked as an unpaid theatre critic for the paper. In June 1923, the ""Mail"" ran a competition to select an Irish national anthem (though Amhrán na bhFiann (The Soldiers Song) was used informally, it had not been adopted, and the W. T. Cosgrave's Executive Council was coming under pressure to choose an anthem to end confusion"
"Erskine Childers (author) Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870 – 24 November 1922), universally known as Erskine Childers (), was an Irish writer, whose works included the influential novel ""The Riddle of the Sands"", and an Irish nationalist who smuggled guns to Ireland in his sailing yacht ""Asgard"". He was executed by the authorities of the nascent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. He was the son of British Orientalist scholar Robert Caesar Childers; the cousin of Hugh Childers and Robert Barton; and the father of the fourth President of Ireland, Erskine Hamilton Childers. Childers was born"
"concludes in AD 1533, with the disappearance of the Staff of Saint Patrick. Historical characters include Saint Patrick, Brian Boru, Strongbow, and King John of England, among others. Dublin: Foundation Dublin: Foundation (2004) (also known in North America as The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga or sometimes simply Dublin) is a novel by Edward Rutherfurd first published in 2004 by Century Hutchinson and then by Seal Books and Doubleday Canada. It is a work of historical fiction and centers on a number of families and their descendants in and around the area of Ireland that is now Dublin. It"
"Charles Maturin Charles Robert Maturin, also known as C. R. Maturin (25 September 1782 – 30 October 1824), was an Irish Protestant clergyman (ordained in the Church of Ireland) and a writer of Gothic plays and novels. His best known work is the novel ""Melmoth the Wanderer"". Maturin was descended from Huguenots who found shelter in Ireland, one of whom was Gabriel Jacques Maturin who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin after Jonathan Swift in 1745. Charles Robert Maturin was born in Dublin and attended Trinity College. Shortly after being ordained as curate of Loughrea, County Galway, in 1803,"