ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JAMES JOYCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
James Joyce was an mainly hardworking and often outstanding student who attended ____, which was staffed by ____
A
University College, Cork; Catholic monks
B
University College, Dublin; Jesuit Priests
C
University of Limerick; Protestant deacons
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The work Joyce is most famous for, Ulysses, was published in 1922. The novel, taking place entirely on June 16, 1904 (now known as Bloomsday), is a dissection of the mind of Leopold Bloom as he wanders about Dublin.

Detailed explanation-2: -He was a brilliant student when he chose to excel, a prodigy; and, despite the family’s relentless downward spiral-John Joyce wasted a considerable inheritance-he received a serious education at Jesuit schools.

Detailed explanation-3: -James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic.

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