ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JAMES JOYCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Joyce hoped to study ____ in Paris.
A
Philosophy
B
History
C
Medicine
D
Physics
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Joyce enrolled at University College in 1898 to study English, French and Italian. While there, he was exposed to the scholasticism of Thomas Aquinas, which had a strong influence on his thought for the rest of his life.

Detailed explanation-2: -After graduating in 1902, Joyce travelled to Paris to study medicine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Perhaps the most well known of UCD’s graduates is the writer, James Joyce, who completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1902.

Detailed explanation-4: -Early Works and Family Joyce and Nora first went out together on 16 June 1904, the date on which Ulysses is set. Four months later, the couple left Dublin for continental Europe. They arrived in Zurich but soon moved to Pola as Joyce secured a job teaching English with the Berlitz School.

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