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An Irish-Jewish politician, Joyce's Dublin, and Ulysses : the life and times of Albert L. Altman

Title: An Irish-Jewish politician, Joyce's Dublin, and Ulysses : the life and times of Albert L. Altman / Neil R. Davison.
Author: Davison, Neil R.
Publication: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2022]

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Description

xvi, 272 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"In this book, Neil Davison argues that Albert Altman, a Dublin-based businessman and Irish nationalist, influenced James Joyce's creation of the character of Leopold Bloom as well as Ulysses' broader themes surrounding race, nationalism, and empire"--
"A forgotten historical figure and his influence on the writing of James Joyce In this book, Neil Davison argues that Albert Altman (1853-1903), a Dublin-based businessman and Irish nationalist, influenced James Joyce's creation of the character of Leopold Bloom as well as Ulysses' broader themes surrounding race, nationalism, and empire. Using extensive archival research, Davison reveals parallels between the lives of Altman and Bloom, including how the experience of double marginalization-which Altman felt as both a Jew in Ireland and an Irishman in the British Empire-is a major idea explored in Joyce's work. Altman, a successful salt and coal merchant, was involved in municipal politics over issues of Home Rule and labor, and frequently appeared in the press over the two decades of Joyce's youth. His prominence, Davison shows, made him a familiar name in the Home Rule circles with which Joyce and his father most identified. The book concludes by tracing the influence of Altman's career on the Dubliners story "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" as well as throughout the whole of Ulysses. Through Altman's biography, Davison recovers a forgotten life story that illuminates Irish and Jewish identity and culture in Joyce's Dublin. A volume in the Florida James Joyce Series, edited by Sebastian D. G. Knowles"--

Series Statement

The Florida James Joyce series

Uniform Title

Florida James Joyce series.

Alternative Title

Life and times of Albert L. Altman

Subject

Genre/Form

Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-257) and index.

Contents

The Altmans of Capel Street (1854-1875) -- The Makings of an Irish (Jewish) Politician (1876-1885) -- Late Land Wars, Personal Wealth, Temperance, and Labor (1886-1890) -- Unions, Temperance-Labor, and Post-Parnell Dublin: Altman's Ascent (1890-1900) -- "Jewman" Triumphant: Usher's Quay TC, Projects, Royal Visits, Rates, and Death (1901-1903) -- Altman in Joyce's Work from Dubliners to Ulysses.

Call Number

JFE 23-1063

ISBN

9780813069555
0813069556
9780813070292 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2022018503
40031500640

OCLC

1321819479

Author

Davison, Neil R., author.

Title

An Irish-Jewish politician, Joyce's Dublin, and Ulysses : the life and times of Albert L. Altman / Neil R. Davison.

Publisher

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2022]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

The Florida James Joyce series

Florida James Joyce series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-257) and index.

Other Form:

Online version: Davison, Neil R. Irish-Jewish politician, Joyce's Dublin, and Ulysses 1. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2022 9780813070292 (DLC) 2022018504

Other Standard Identifier

40031500640

Research Call Number

JFE 23-1063

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