Author(s)

Jinghong Guo ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Department of Fundamental Courses, Suzhou Vocational Health College, No. 28 Kehua Road, Suzhou, China

Corresponding Author

Jinghong Guo

ABSTRACT

Epiphany is originally a religious term. James Joyce introduced the term into the field of literature for the first time to explain the aesthetic process in artistic creation. Joyce's truly creative theoretical viewpoint should be his theory of spiritual epiphany. Epiphany is not only a sudden revelation of the underlying meaning of an individual's experience or a situation, but also the revelation of the true meaning of life as a whole, and it is a pure reflection of the truth, the good and the beautiful. In Joyce's novels, he pursued the reform and innovation of art form, and boldly adjusted and rebuilt the inherent literary order of the West. Actually Joyce's artistic innovation reflects the conflict and integration of literary tradition and revolution in the early 20^th century.

KEYWORDS

Epiphany, symbol, aesthetic principles, innovation, novel

CITE THIS PAPER

Jinghong Guo, Exploration of Epiphany in Joyce's Novels. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2023) Vol. 6: 47-52. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2023.061007.

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