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- adjective Of or pertaining to James Joyce (1882-1941) or his writings.
- adjective of writing In a verbally inventive style similar to that of James Joyce.
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Examples
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A few days ago, on June 12th, there was also the 15th Messenger Biker Rally, at which 50 people “in Joycean garb … [rode] through the streets of Dublin on old messenger bikes retracing the steps of Leopold Bloom.”
james joyce | molly bloom’s soliloquy « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2008
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I once saw Prince Paul's collage of beats, samples, and voices from all walks of life and music referred to as "Joycean" in its scope.
unknown title 2009
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Are those “Joycean” and “Chandleresque” styles themselves simply remixes of styles that came before?
Archive 2009-02-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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Are those “Joycean” and “Chandleresque” styles themselves simply remixes of styles that came before?
Creative Control - Part 4 Hal Duncan 2009
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The sophistication of wordplay and ambiguity is positively Joycean.
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Anyway, by now I'm finishing my fourth shot of whiskey and it's getting to be time to wrap this up, so speaking for pretty much everyone in the six County area; most of Eastern Pennsylvania, the entire state of Delaware, Jersey from Cape May to Trenton, and Philadelphians far afield in their Joycean exiles all over the planet, I'd like to say: Go Rangers!
Larry Abrams: The Philadelphia Perspective: The Phillies Lose the Pennant Larry Abrams 2010
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So there you have it, my Top 10 Weirdo & Unlikely Couples which, despite the Joycean nature of my rambling, arrives well in time for you to update your Netflix queue for a night of snuzzling, fun, and larceny (both grand and petty, depending on your rating from the MPAA).
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His own Joycean code told him he was needed someplace new.
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The effusiveness of that ending seemed positively Joycean.
Sex and/or Mr. Morrison | Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast 2010
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Anyway, by now I'm finishing my fourth shot of whiskey and it's getting to be time to wrap this up, so speaking for pretty much everyone in the six County area; most of Eastern Pennsylvania, the entire state of Delaware, Jersey from Cape May to Trenton, and Philadelphians far afield in their Joycean exiles all over the planet, I'd like to say: Go Rangers!
Larry Abrams: The Philadelphia Perspective: The Phillies Lose the Pennant Larry Abrams 2010
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