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Joycean

Joycean

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A person who studies or admires the writing of James Joyce
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɔɪsiən/
  • Literature
: joyceano
  • Another Joycean, William Faulkner, turned a tiny, imagined Mississippi county into a densely peopled world, saturated by local and family history.
  • Joycean influence
  • Joycean aspect

Examples

  • Certainly, the cultural views of most contemporary Americans and Europeans are more Joycean than Herzlian; they are comfortable with diversity and draw the correct conclusions from the debacle of Nazism.

    Blog text (29)
  • Yet another product from the prolific imagination of the great novelist and Joycean, Anthony Burgess, this text resists all categorization.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Should we keep a set of Joyceans in a secret location in reserve?

    Academic text (2004)
  • One prominent Joycean has written that being in Dublin on Bloomsday is "like being in Jerusalem on Easter Sunday."

    Academic text (2004)
  • Nevertheless, the Joycean aspect of the fragment is rather the play on various meanings that are connected to each other at multiple levels.

    Academic text (1999)
  • This summer will see the densest concentration of Joyceans in the history of the world, the pure ground-stomping statistical apotheosis of the herd.

    Academic text (2004)
  • A Joycean often finds deep meaning in the intricate narratives of James Joyce's works.

  • Many Joycean scholars analyze the themes present in Joyce's groundbreaking novels.

  • The group of Joycean enthusiasts gathers annually to celebrate the author's literary contributions.

Surface Forms

Joycean singular
Joyceans plural

Morphology

Joycean = Joyce (transparent) = Joyce + ean

Person-denoting formation from the proper name is straightforward: 'a Joycean' = someone associated with Joyce.

Etymology

Joycean is formed from James Joyce and the ending -an, which means 'a person connected to' or 'from', as in Shakespearean. So a Joycean is a person who is 'connected to' Joyce, meaning a fan, reader, or scholar of his work.