James Joyce James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde and is regarded as one of the most influential and important authors of the 20th century. Joyce is best known for "Ulysses" (1922), a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer's "Odyssey" are paralleled in a variety of literary styles, most famously stream of consciousness. Other well-known works are the short-story collection "Dubliners" (1914), and the novels "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (1916) and "Finnegans Wake" (1939).
James Joyce (congressman) James Joyce (congressman) James Joyce (July 2, 1870 – March 25, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Cumberland, Ohio, Joyce attended the common schools. He taught school in Cumberland and Pleasant City, Ohio, and also studied law. He entered the Cincinnati Law School in 1891 and was graduated in 1892. He was admitted to the bar at Columbus, Ohio, on March 3, 1892. Superintendent of the Senecaville (Ohio) High School 1893–1895. Began the active practice of law in Cambridge, Ohio, in 1895. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1896–1900. He served as delegate