Exiles A Critical Edition Author:James Joyce ?Joyce?s one play finally gets the critical attention it deserves.??Sam Slote, coeditor of Renascent Joyce — — ?Carefully selected discussions illuminate both Joyce?s Exiles and Joyce?s exile?and, as well, the sense of exile throughout Joyce?s work.??Morris Beja, coeditor of Bloomsday 100: Essays on Ulysses — — This is the first critical edition... more » of Exiles, Joyce?s only extant play and his least appreciated work. A. Nicholas Fargnoli and Michael Patrick Gillespie contend that the play deserves the same serious study as Joyce?s fiction and stands on the cutting edge of modern drama.
Their introduction situates Exiles in the context of Irish history and Joyce?s other works, highlighting its often-overlooked complexity. The text of the play is newly annotated and unregularized, appearing as Joyce originally intended. Containing a variety of critical responses to the text, including an interview with a recent director of the play, this edition establishes Exiles as an important component of Joyce?s canon.« less