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what writers and philosophers influence james joyce

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  • 17-09-2013 6:37pm
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    carlowplayer
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    did thomas aquinas,plato and isben influence joyce and also what other philosophers writers influence him


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    emeraldstar
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    Influence? You realise he's dead, right?


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    Harry Angstrom
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    Henrik Ibsen was a major influence.


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    HeadPig
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    Yes, Aquinas, Plato and Ibsen influenced him. Ibsen was heavily influenced the young Joyce.

    Other influences: Dante, Giordano Bruno, Giambattista Vico, Lewis Carroll, Édouard Dujardin, Homer, Shakespeare, Flaubert, Milton and many others.


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    Sammy Jennings
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    John Henry Newman, the Cardinal who converted from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism


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    fruvai
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    I think Dante was an influence too


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