James Joyce
Manuscripts
Joyce scholars view his manuscripts as crucial to understanding his complex literary techniques and creative evolution. Despite the challenges posed by his difficult handwriting and the scattered nature of the manuscript collection, these documents remain a treasure trove for researchers seeking deeper insights into one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.
Below is a list of manuscripts, editions and secondary works on Joyce's manuscripts.
Joyce left behind a considerable number of manuscripts, especially for his major works like "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake." These collections are held in various libraries and archives around the world, including the National Library of Ireland, the British Library, and the Joyce Collection at the University at Buffalo, among others.
As a historian who has seen papal bulls from 1096 in the original, I truly understand the value of (and fascination with) manuscripts. They are the primary source for historical context and the process of creation, and increasingly accessible as digitized ressources in online databases.
Bibliography for James Joyce —
Manuscripts
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Appel, Alfred Jr. | James Joyce: An Appreciation [Exhibition Catalogue]. Stanford (Stanford Univ. Libraries) 1964- | Book |
| Barsanti, Michael | "Ulysses" in Hand: The Rosenbach Manuscript. Philadelphia (Rosenbach Museum & Library) 2000. | Book |
| Beach, Sylvia | Catalogue of a Collection Containing Manuscripts and Rare Editions of James Joyce. Paris (Privately printed) 15 May 1935. | Book |
| Brown, Richard | "The Missing Typescripts of 'Finnegans Wake'," in: A Finnegans Wake Circular 4.1 (1988), p.1-18. | Article |
| Driver, Clive / Levin, Harry | James Joyce's "Ulysses": A Facsimile of the Manuscript. 2 Vols. New York (Octagon) 1976. | Book |
| Fahy, Catherine (Ed.) | The James Joyce-Paul Leon papers in the National Library of Ireland: A catalogue. (National Library of Ireland) 1992. | Book |
| Goldman, Arnold | "Two New 'Ulysses' Working Drafts," in: Joyce Studies Annual 12 (Summer 2001), p.3-9. | Article |
| Groden, Michael | James Joyce's Manuscripts: An Index. New York and London (Garland) 1980. | Book |
| Groden, Michael (Gen. Ed.) | The James Joyce Archive. 63 folio vols. (Garland Publishing) 1977-78. | Book |
| Groden, Michael | "Ulysses". Notes & 'Telemachus', 'Scylla and Charybdis': a facsimile of notes for the book & manuscripts & typescripts for episodes 1-9. New York (Garland Publ.) 1978. | Book |
| Groden, Michael | "Library Collections of Joyce Manuscripts," in: A Companion to Joyce Studies. Eds. Zack Bowen and James F. Carens. Westport, Conneticut (Greenwood) 1984, p.783-785. | Article |
| Herring, Phillip | "'Ulysses' Notesheet VIII.A.5 at Buffalo," in: Studies in Bibliography 22 (1969), p.287-310. | Article |
| Herring, Phillip | Joyce's Notes and Early Drafts for "Ulysses". Charlottesville (University Press of Virginia) 1977. | Book |
| Herring, Phillip | Joyce's "Ulysses" notesheets in the British Museum. Charlotteville (University Press of Virginia) 1972. | Book |
| Herring, Phillip | "The James Joyce Archive," in: JJQ 19.1 (1981), p.85-97. | Article |
| Huttner, Sidney F. | The McFarlin Library Paul and Lucie Léon/James Joyce Collection. With an Introduction by Bernard Benstock. Tulsa (McFarlin Library) 1985 | Book |
| Levin, Harry / Driver, Clive | "Ulysses": A Facsimile of the Manuscript. New York (Octagon) 1976. | Book |
| Lund, Steven (Ed.) | James Joyce: Letters, Manuscripts, and Photographs at Southern Illinois University. Springfield (Southern Illinois University Press) 1983. | Book |
| McSharry, Katherine | A Joycean Scrapbook: from the National Library of Ireland. Wicklow, Ireland (Wordwell) 2004. | Book |
| National Book League | Harriet Weaver & James Joyce: The Catalogue of the Harriet Shaw Weaver Collection of James Joyce housed in the Library of the National Book League. London (National Book League) 1957. 1976. | Book |
| Oliphant, Dave / Zigal, Thomas (Eds.) | Joyce at Texas. Essays on the James Joyce Material at the Humanities Research Center. Austin (University of Texas Press) 1983. | Book |
| Rose, Danis (Ed.) | James Joyce's The Index Manuscript: "Finnegans Wake" Holograph Workbook VI.B.46. Colchester (A Wake Newslitter Press) 1978. | Book |
| Scholes, Robert E. | The Cornell Joyce Collection: A Catalogue. Ithaca (Cornell University Press) 1961. | Book |
| Scholes, Robert E. / Kain, R.M. (Eds.) | The Workshop of Daedalus. Evanston (University of Illinois Press) 1965. | Book |
| Sotheby's London | The Lost 'Eumaeus' Notebook: James Joyce, Autograph Manuscript of the Eumaeus Episode of 'Ulysses'. Lot 197 in the Sale of English Literature, History, Children's and Illustrated Books and Drawings. London (Sotheby's) 2001. | Book |
| Spielberg, Peter | James Joyce's Manuscripts and Letters at the University of Buffalo: A Catalogue. Buffalo (University of Buffalo Press) 1962. | Book |