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Adrian Hardiman spent years researching Joyce's obsession with the legal system, and the myriad references to notorious trials in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Joyce was fascinated by and felt passionately about miscarriages of justice, and his view of the law was colored by the potential for grave injustice when police and judges are given too much power. Hardiman recreates the colorful, dangerous world of the Edwardian courtrooms of Dublin and London, where the death penalty loomed over many trials. He brings to life the eccentric barristers, corrupt police and omnipotent judges who made the law so entertaining and so horrifying.
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About the Author
Adrian Hardiman was a judge of the Irish Supreme Court and generally acknowledged as the most brilliant lawyer of his generation. His funeral in 2016 was a major national event in Ireland.
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“Hardiman provides an insightful consideration of Joyce’s masterpiece from a refreshingly different angle.” —Publishers Weekly
"This tremendously well-researched and marvellously insightful book is a delight for lawyers and lovers of literature alike." —Irish Independent
"With forensic care, Hardiman takes us through the trials of Emmet and the invincibles. His advantage is that he knows the book as well as he knows the law, and so misses no chance to connect what happened legally with what enters the minds and conversations of the fictional characters. . . . [Hardiman] writes with clarity and with a lawyer's eye as he describes what the authorities did to prevent the book being published." —Colm Toibin, Guardian
"A fascinating exploration of Joyce's obsession with the legal system that looks at the many trials referenced in Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake." —Irish Times, Best books of 2017
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- PublisherHead of Zeus
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1786691590
- ISBN 13 9781786691590
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages384
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Books about the work of James Joyce are an academic industry. Most of them are unreadable and esoteric. Adrian Hardiman's book is both highly readable and strikingly original.He spent years researching Joyce's obsession with the legal system, and the myriad references to notorious trials in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Joyce was fascinated by and felt passionately about miscarriages of justice, and his view of the law was coloured by the potential for grave injustice when policemen and judges are given too much power. Hardiman recreates the colourful, dangerous world of the Edwardian courtrooms of Dublin and London, where the death penalty loomed over many trials.He brings to life the eccentric barristers, corrupt police and omnipotent judges who made the law so entertaining and so horrifying. This is a remarkable evocation of a vanished world, though Joyce's scepticism about the way evidence is used in criminal trials is still highly relevant. An accessible and original book about Joyce, by a hugely respected figure in Ireland. A brilliant recreation of the late 19th- and early 20th-century legal system in Ireland. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781786691590
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