Chapter One Introduction
1. Why James Joyce
2. European Literary Modernism
3. Irish Literary and Cultural Revival
4. About the Book
Chapter Two Dubliners: A Naturalistic Depiction of Irish Middle Class Life
1. Ireland in Dubliners
2. The Art of Losing
3. Literary Reactions
Chapter Three A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Another Joyce with Frustration and Renaissance
1. Inspiration: From Stephen Hero to the Portrait
2. Aesthetics: Integritas and Consonantia
3. Literary Reactions
Chapter Four Ulysses: The Major Transition in Joyce's Literary Career and in His Private Life
1. The Distinctive Narrative Perspective of Ulysses
2. A Nontraditional Novel
3. Particularity and University in Ulysses
4. Literary Significance and Criticism
Chapter Five Finnegans Wake: A Recreation of Experiences and Dreams
l. Keystone of the Creative Arch of James Joyce
2. Finnegans Wake: A Melting Pot of Various Unique Techniques
3. Literary Significance and Criticism
Chapter Six Remarks on Joyce's Works
1. Joyce the Modernist
2. Joyce, Colonialism, and Nationalism