James Joyce has emerged as a radical new narrative writer of modern times. Joyce conveyed this new style of writing through his stylistic devices such as stream of consciousness and a complex set of mythic parallels and literary parodies. This mythical parallel is called an epiphany. Joyce's "The Dead" was written as part of Joyce's collection called "The Dubliners." Joyce's influence behind the writing of the short story was all around him. The growing Irish nationalist movement around Dublin, Ireland, greatly influenced Joyce's inspiration for writing "The Dubliners". Joyce attempted to create an original portrait of Irish middle-class life in and around Dublin in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The historical context of Joyce's written work was that of the tense period preceding the outbreak of civil war between Ireland and England. An examination of his writing style reveals his importance as a modern writer. James Joyce was born on February 2, 1882 in Dublin, Ireland. Joyce was born into a predominantly large Irish family. Joyce attended a Catholic prep school called Clongowes Wood College, which was well known. Joyce only went to school three years after her family could no longer afford the tuition. Joyce then received a scholarship to attend Belvedere College in Dublin, Belvedere was a rigorous Catholic school. Joyce violently rebelled against the College's views and discovered his true desire to be an artist during this time. Joyce criticized the writers of the Irish Literary Renaissance, regarding them as provincial. Joyce ultimately decided to distance himself from the conventions of his native country and from provincial writers around the world. Joyce wanted to explore her life experiences and dreams through her characters. He saw...... middle of paper...... epiphany, his desire to focus and pursue life and the things he loves for the first time in his life. Works Cited "Joyce on Epiphany and Paralysis". MaddendW, and digital file. May 2, 2014..Natali, Ilaria. “A Portrait of James Joyce’s Epiphanies.” . Humanicus, nd Web. May 2, 2014..Puncher, Martin. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Vol F. New Yoek: WW Norton & Co., 2012. Print. Scholes, Robert and A. Walton Litz. “Epiphanies and Epicletes”. Dubliners: text, reviews and notes. ED. Robert D. Scholes and A. Walton Litz. New York: Viking Press, 1996. “Saint Gabriel, the Archangel – Saints and Angels – Catholic Online.” » Saint Gabriel, the Archangel – Saints and Angels – Catholic online. Np, and Web. May 4 2014.