A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (The definitive text): University Series

The novel portrays the early years of Stephen Dedalus. Each of the novel's five sections is written in a third-person voice that reflects the age and emotional state of its protagonist, from the first childhood memories written in simple, childlike language to Stephen's final decision to leave Dublin for Paris to devote his life to art. The novel's rich, symbolic language and brilliant use of stream-of-consciousness foreshadowed Joyce's later work. Autobiographical novel by James Joyce.