ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JAMES JOYCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Ulysses, which characteristic(s) can be considered Modernist?
A
the sequential construction of time
B
the lack of taboo topics
C
the use traditional language
D
the inclusion of various types of media
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ulysses is a modernist novel in that it focuses on something seemingly ordinary – a day in the life of Leopold Bloom – and then portrays it as if it were unfamiliar, extremely strange and special and bizarre.

Detailed explanation-2: -James Joyce (1882-1941) is a colossus of modernist fiction.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Ulysses, Joyce uses interior monologue extensively, and instead of employing one narrative voice, Joyce radically shifts narrative style with each new episode of the novel.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ulysses is a vivid instance of fresh, postmodern beginnings deriving from the very womb of modernism, an illustration of how broad and complex the range of modernism is.

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