Chamber Music [Hardcover]

James Joyce (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1982

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 236 pages
• Publisher: Octagon Books (April 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0374944369
• ISBN-13: 978-0374944360
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,511,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS EDITION, February 28, 2009

By 

C. Kavanaugh - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chamber Music (Paperback)

This a terrible edition of Joyce's first published book. The binding is flimsy, and the book is poorly put together. Many of the poems are not properly printed--for example, most of poems appear in paragraph form! Don't waste your money on it.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Innocence!, April 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chamber Music (Hardcover)

Here you can find pure and beautiful words from the century author! Lovely to read simple words from the author who wrote ULYSS. because this book is out of print,have a taste:

STRINGS IN THE EARTH AND AIR

MAKE MUSIC SWEET

STRINGS BY THE RIVER WHERE

THE WILLOWS MEET.

THERE'S MUSIC ALONG THE RIVER

FOR LOVERS WANDERS THERE

PALE FLOWERS ON HIS MANTLE

DARK LEAVES ON HIS HAIR.

ALL SOFTLY PLAYING

WITH HEAD TO THE MUSIC BENT

AND FINGERS STRAYING

UPON AN INSTRUMENT.........

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A mystery, January 20, 2005

By 

Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Chamber Music (Collected Works of James Joyce) (Library Binding)

Why are the little lyrics of the genius Joyce unlike the little lyrics of Blake, or Emily Dickinson, or William Butler Yeats? Why are the little lyrics of this great lyric artist so minor, and however their charm and music, of minor significance? Is it because Joyce has much greater lyrical works, with it being possible to argue that Finnegans Wake is one long poem alone? Or is it because the minor perceptions and feelings here do not strike us to the depth of the soul as the lyrics of Dickinson or Blake do?
As words of a great genius these small poems are valuable. As little poems of pleasure they also make sense. But had Joyce written only them he would not be remembered today. The same cannot be said of Dubliners or a Portrait or Ulysses.