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"Anyone still capable of wondering aloud whether the last word on Joyce has not already been published

demonstrates an ignorance of the scope of the problem comparable to assuming that the Model T Ford is the last

word in locomotive possibilities" (Benstock 1). This quote of Bernard Benstock serves as evidence to the

complexity and the brilliance of James Joyce's works. In fact, some would say that his works were too brilliant

and complex, as it took ten years for his collection of short stories, Dubliners, to be published because his

publishing company refused to print it. As one critic said, "It is difficult to speak of Dubliners because these are

realistic short stories…" (Jaloux 69). These stories first met resistance, but then were acclaimed as "genius" and

"clear hard prose." One story, Araby, was singled out by two renowned critics as the best of the collection

(Atherton 39). Joyce was notorious for......

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