Fragments of theatrical revelations: James Joyce’s “Epiphanies”

The essay proposes an approach to the Dramatic Epiphanies, Joyce’s early works, as self- contained pieces of dramatic writing. The tools of conversational analysis are applied to the texts, which reveal the author’s grasp on dramatic dialogue, his exploration of the turn-taking system in a dramatic...

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Main Author: Romana Zacchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LED - Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia Diritto 2011-02-01
Series:Linguae &: Rivista di Lingue e Culture Moderne
Online Access:http://www.ledonline.it/index.php/linguae/article/view/271
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description The essay proposes an approach to the Dramatic Epiphanies, Joyce’s early works, as self- contained pieces of dramatic writing. The tools of conversational analysis are applied to the texts, which reveal the author’s grasp on dramatic dialogue, his exploration of the turn-taking system in a dramatic text, and his ability to construct minimal verbal interactions, no matter what the topics are. Irony and self irony are also detected as features of the Epiphanies, later to become the trademark of Exiles, his only extant play, and of Joyce’s later narrative works.
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spelling doaj.art-e7a919a2d37c49eb8959c77c1c3ea2fc2024-04-02T10:59:37ZengLED - Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia DirittoLinguae &: Rivista di Lingue e Culture Moderne2281-89521724-86982011-02-01914554262Fragments of theatrical revelations: James Joyce’s “Epiphanies”Romana Zacchi0Alma Mater Studiorum Università di BolognaThe essay proposes an approach to the Dramatic Epiphanies, Joyce’s early works, as self- contained pieces of dramatic writing. The tools of conversational analysis are applied to the texts, which reveal the author’s grasp on dramatic dialogue, his exploration of the turn-taking system in a dramatic text, and his ability to construct minimal verbal interactions, no matter what the topics are. Irony and self irony are also detected as features of the Epiphanies, later to become the trademark of Exiles, his only extant play, and of Joyce’s later narrative works.http://www.ledonline.it/index.php/linguae/article/view/271
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