James Joyce

Adaptation, Dossiers and Activities by P. Della Valle
 Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories started by a very young James Joyce in 1904 and finished in 1907.
 A feeling of stagnation pervades Dublin and its inhabitants, whose lives are dominated by frustration, inertia, alcoholism, poverty and conformity. The resulting picture is one of afflicted humanity, trying to escape from its destiny but always failing.
 Seven stories have been chosen which represent the four phases of life singled out by Joyce: childhood (An Encounter, Araby), adolescence (Eveline, The Boarding House), maturity (A Little Cloud, A Painful Case), public life (A Mother).
 The book is enriched by an introduction to Dubliners and several inserts on Joyce and the Irish literary situation of the time.
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Key to Summing-up Activities. 
 
 Dubliners è una raccolta di racconti iniziati da Joyce poco più che ventenne. I protagonisti sono persone comuni di Dublino viste nelle loro quotidianità. Il filo conduttore dei racconti è costituito da due elementi: la paralisi e la fuga, volta al tentativo – sempre fallimentare – di liberarsi dall’immobilismo della realtà irlandese.
 In questa antologia sono stati scelti sette racconti che rappresentano le quattro fasi della vita individuate da Joyce: l’infanzia, l’adolescenza, la maturità, la vita pubblica.

Introduction to Dubliners

Story 1 – An Encounter

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Joyce and Trieste

Story 2 – Araby

Story 3 – Eveline

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Joyce and Modernism

Story 4 – The Boarding House

Story 5 – A Little Cloud

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Joyce and the Cinema

Story 6 – A Painful Case

Story 7 – A Mother

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: The Irish Revival

Summing-up activities

Glossary

5  A Little Cloud Story BEFORE READING 1 Making predictions. In your opinion, what does the title allude to? a. Rainy weather in Ireland. b. An event that will radically change the life of the protagonist. c. An event that will be irrelevant in the life of the protagonist. 2 The protagonist of the story is called Little Chandler. What do you expect him to be like? Tick the description which best matches your expectation. c Tall, well-built and athletic c Of average height and stout 3 c Short, thin and fragile c Of medium height and build You will find the expressions on the left in the text. Match them with their definitions on the rights. a. b. c. d. e. f. patronise stand in one s way betray oneself get on in life clinch a bargain can t help 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. can t avoid be successful conclude a transaction successfully treat in a condescending way obstruct reveal one s feelings or thoughts 68 

Dubliners A Little Cloud Story 5 E m Eight years before, he had seen his friend leaving Dublin and u had wished him good luck. Gallaher had got on in life. Few fellows had a talent like his and fewer could remain unspoilt1 by such success. Gallaher s heart was in the right place and he had deserved to win. It was good to have a friend like him. Little Chandler had thought since lunch-time of his meeting with Gallaher and of the great city where his friend now lived: London. He was called Little Chandler because, though he was slightly under the average stature, he gave you the idea of being a little man. He had a quiet voice and refined manners. His hands were white and small, his build was fragile. As he sat at his desk in his office, he thought what changes those eight years had brought. His reckless2 and shabby3 friend had become a brilliant figure on the London Press. He looked q out of the window. The light of the late autumn sunset spread a shower of golden dust on the gardens, on untidy nurses looking after screaming children and on decrepit old men drowsing4 on the benches. He watched the scene and thought of his life; and (as always happened when he thought of his life) he became sad. A gentle melancholy took possession of him. He felt how useless it was to struggle against fortune. This was the burden5 of wisdom that maturity had brought him. He remembered the books of poetry on his shelves at home. He had bought them in his bachelor6 days and many evenings, as he sat in his living room, he had been tempted to take one and read out something to his wife. But his shyness had always held him back. At times he repeated some lines to himself and this consoled him. When the clock struck the hour, he stood up and took leave of his desk and fellow-clerks meticulously. He walked m 1. unspoilt: not changed. 2. reckless: not caring about the consequences of his actions. 3. shabby: untidy, tatty. 4. drowsing: in a light sleep. 5. burden: something difficult you are responsible for. 6. bachelor: unmarried man. 69 

Narrativa inglese, livello B2 intermedio, raccolta di racconti di un Joyce poco più che ventenne. Protagonisti: i dublinesi nel loro quotidiano.

Dubliners - Collana RAINBOWS

Level B2 • Intermediate - Collana RAINBOWS

Dubliners

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