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Araby

The short story “Araby,” written by James Joyce, is a part of his famous Dubliners collection, which was published in 1914.  This story concerns an Irish boy who goes to a bazaar to buy a gift for a girl he likes, only to arrive at this bazaar too late.  Themes of this story include loneliness and disillusionment.

 Call Numbers for Searching  the Shelves

  • PN6120.2
  • PR6019

Circulating Books – A Selected List

  • Benstock, Bernard. James Joyce. 1985.   Call Number: PR6019 .O9 Z52583 1985
  • Bloom, Harold (ed.). James Joyce. 1999. Call Number: PR6019 .O9 Z6335 1999
  • Bloom, Harold (ed.). James Joyce’s Dubliners. 1988.  Call Number: PR6019 .O9 D875 1988
  • Joyce, James. Dubliners. 1976.  Call Number:  PR6019 .O9 D8 1976

 LINNCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

  • Araby (Keywords Anywhere)
  • Joyce, James (Keywords Anywhere)
  • Joyce, James – Criticism and Interpretation (Keywords Anywhere)

 Reference Materials

  • Critical Survey of Short Fiction - Call Number: REF PN3321 .C7 2001

                   o   Vol. 4, pg. 1321-1325

  • Short Story Criticism - Call Number:  REF PN3321 .S5

                  o   Vol. 3, pg. 202-249

                  o   Vol. 26, pg. 46-47, 50, 73, 79, 83

                  o   Vol. 44, pg. 234-319

                  o   Vol. 64, pg. 196, 256

  • Short Stories for Students - Call Number: REF PN3330 .S386

                  o   Vol.1, pg. 1-15

  • Twentieth Century Literary Criticism - Call Number: REF PN771 .G27

                  o   Vol. 8, pg. 166-171

                  o   Vol. 35, pg. 143-197

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  • Literature Resources from Gale

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