James Joyce's Dublin
by Gene Feist, Phil Campanella

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Synopsis

This extraordinary portrait of Joyce reveals an Irish lad reared by a loving mother and a father proud of his status and middle class proprieties.

He was educated at private schools until bad times forced the family to move often, leaving a trail of unpaid rents.

At this time Joyce encountered his first sexual temptations and made his choice between chastity and concupiscence.

Here are the characters he wrote about: the Dubliners and those who peopled his self portrait of the artist as a young man.

Press Reviews

"Sensitive, satiric, warm, ironic study... It captures Joyce with love and fidelity."
— Record

"Goes straight to the heart of the early life of James Joyce."
— NYC News

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
MARY JANE MURRAY JOYCE a frail, pretty woman in her late 40s.	female	40s	a frail, pretty woman in her late 40s.
KATHLEEN MURRAY a wide-eyed, blonde, Irish beauty.	—	—	a wide-eyed, blonde, Irish beauty.
MRS. JOSEPHINE MURRAY a large, buxom woman.	female	—	a large, buxom woman.
WILLIAM MURRAY a stout, self-satisfied man in his 60s.	male	60s	a stout, self-satisfied man in his 60s.
STANISLAUS JOYCE age ranges from 20s to mid 30s.	—	20s	age ranges from 20s to mid 30s.
MR. D'ARCY Red-haired, pug-faced, outgoing.	male	—	Red-haired, pug-faced, outgoing.
JIMMY JOYCE Act one, Teenager.	—	—	Act one, Teenager.
JAMES JOYCE Act two, mid-20s.	—	mid-20s	Act two, mid-20s.
JOHN JOYCE mid to late 50s.	—	50s	mid to late 50s.
MR. HOLOHAN arrogant, pugnacious, in his 50s.	male	50s	arrogant, pugnacious, in his 50s.
MR. FITZPATRICK an elfin man in his 70s.	male	70s	an elfin man in his 70s.
RILEY a musician.	—	—	a musician.
FATHER CONMEE the Rector of Clongowes School.	male	—	the Rector of Clongowes School.
STANTON good-natured upperclassman.	—	—	good-natured upperclassman.
MR. DEMPSEY a church deacon.	male	—	a church deacon.
GALLAGHER flashy, man-about-town.	male	—	flashy, man-about-town.
MISS PARKER thinn-lipped spinster.	female	—	thinn-lipped spinster.
MR. ALLEYNE snobbish, book-keeping office manager.	male	—	snobbish, book-keeping office manager.
BROTHER KENNY young Christian brother.	male	—	young Christian brother.
CELIA uneducated country girl.	female	—	uneducated country girl.
BARTENDER genial, competent man who knows his place.	male	—	genial, competent man who knows his place.
MAN (STRANGER) middle-class grocer.	—	—	middle-class grocer.
PRIEST (CAPUCHINE) an over-worked, disillusioned parish priest.	—	—	an over-worked, disillusioned parish priest.
BUTCHER BOY tough, arrogant, guttersnipe.	—	—	tough, arrogant, guttersnipe.
SHEEHY Penny-pinching slum lord.	—	—	Penny-pinching slum lord.