ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Cynophobia (fear of dogs) and keraunophobia (fear of thunder and lightning). Both phobias were brought about in childhood. The cynophobia was a result of an attack by a neighborhood dog when Joyce was just five years old. And his keraunophobia, came about when his religious aunt told him that thunder was an angry God.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Cynophobia comes from the Greek words that mean “dog” (cyno) and “fear” (phobia). A person who has cynophobia experiences a fear of dogs that’s both extreme and persistent. It’s more than just feeling uncomfortable with barking or being around dogs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Joyce was suffering from a case of glaucoma brought on by acute anterior uveitis, an inflammation of his iris. It was, unfortunately, nothing new. Joyce’s first recorded bout of uveitis was in 1907, when he was twenty-five years old, and the attacks recurred for more than twenty years.

Detailed explanation-5: -James Joyce is known for his experimental use of language and exploration of new literary methods, including interior monologue, use of a complex network of symbolic parallels, and invented words, puns, and allusions in his novels, especially Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939).