An Irish-Jewish Politician, Joyces Dublin, and Ulysses: The Life and Times of Albert L. Altman Davison Neil R.
A forgotten historical figure and his influence on the writing of James JoyceIn this book, Neil Davison argues that Albert Altman (1853‒1903), aDublin-based businessman and Irish nationalist,…
Specifikacia An Irish-Jewish Politician, Joyces Dublin, and Ulysses: The Life and Times of Albert L. Altman Davison Neil R.
A forgotten historical figure and his influence on the writing of James JoyceIn this book, Neil Davison argues that Albert Altman (1853‒1903), aDublin-based businessman and Irish nationalist, influenced James Joyce's creation of the character of Leopold Bloom, as well as Ulysses's broader themes surrounding race, nationalism, and empire.Using extensive archival research, Davison reveals parallels between the lives of Altman and Bloom, including how the experience of double marginalization--which Altman felt as both a Jew in Ireland and an Irishman in the British Empire--is a major idea explored in Joyce's work.Altman, a successful salt and coal merchant, was involved in municipal politics over issues of Home Rule and labor, and frequently appeared in the press over the two decades of Joyce's youth.