Joycean

[joi-see-uhn]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of James Joyce or his work.

noun

1. a student of the life and work of James Joyce.

2. a person who favors or advocates the work, style, or methods of James Joyce.

3. an imitator of James Joyce.

Joycean

/ ˈdʒɔɪsɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or like James Joyce or his works

noun

1. a student or admirer of Joyce or his works

Word History and Origins

Origin of Joycean¹

First recorded in 1925–30; Joyce + -an

Example Sentences

The diverse narratives tackle thorny topics such as illness, racism and the dissolution of marriage; one selection employs experimental storytelling that shouldn’t work but does, while another is positively Joycean in its length.

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At 3,449 pages, the novel’s plot can be simply described as a Joycean voyage: A woman named Vera Cartwheel goes in search of her long-lost nanny, Miss MacIntosh.

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Born and raised in Dublin, Liam Cunningham speaks in Joycean streams of consciousness that often have no discernible beginning, middle or end.

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Still, the book’s incantatory rhythms cast a Joycean spell, a 350-page fever dream written in blood and brogue.

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The first project brought together Palestinian and Syrian refugees, artists, scholars and a civil engineer to talk about the Joycean themes of migration, memory, histories and political and urban landscapes.

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