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"The Dead" is the final short story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce. It is by far the longest story in the collection and, at 15,952 words, is almost long enough to be described as a novella. The story deals with themes of love and loss, as well as raising questions about the nature of the Irish identity.
- Ireland
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By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Dead’ is the most critically acclaimed and widely studied story in James Joyce’s Dubliners, a collection of 15 short stories written by James Joyce and published in 1914. As we’ve remarked before, Dubliners is now regarded as one of the landmark texts of modernist literature, but ...
A short summary of James Joyce's The Dead. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Dead.
Overview. James Joyce ’s “The Dead” is a tale of love and loss as well as a thoughtful contemplation of Irish identity. The story follows husband and wife Gabriel and Gretta Conroy as they attend a dance and dinner party held by Gabriel’s aunts.
The Dead, short story by James Joyce, appearing in 1914 in his collection Dubliners. It is considered his best short work and a masterpiece of modern fiction. The story takes place before, during, and after an evening Christmas party attended by Gabriel and Gretta Conroy and their friends and.
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The Dead Summary. The story begins with Lily, Julia, Mary Jane, and Kate welcoming guests to their annual Christmas party in Dublin. Lily is taking the men’s coats, while Julia and Kate are attending to the female party guests. It is already after ten o’clock when Gabriel —the protagonist and nephew of Julia and Kate—and his wife Gretta ...
James Joyce’s “The Dead” is a tale of love and loss as well as a thoughtful contemplation of Irish identity. It centers around a middle-aged professor named Gabriel Conroy who attends a dinner party with his wife Gretta at his aunts’ estate.
