James Joyce e o romance de formação: Um retrato do artista quando jovem

Abstract

This article presents an interpretation of James Joyce’s A portrait of the artist as a young man based on the idea of Bildungs- and Künstlerroman. A short discussion about the concept of “apprenticeship novel” is exposed, trying to point out elements from Joyce’s novel that demonstrates its affinities with this literary gender pioneered by Goethe. It shows the young artist breakup with family, country and religion, his conversion to art and the principles that will guide him.