Eighteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities

Abstract

This paper explores the mythical basis, nationalist affiliations, and religious historical past in James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses. These two selected novels carry different mythical narratives and sensibilities. This paper discusses a journey where time and space are transcended which is called “mythic journey”. Issues related to culture, religion and its association with ideological grounds are very prominent. Elements of religious past and feelings attached with these grounds are very vibrant. The author shares his keen observation and deep experience with nationalist affiliations and its impact. This research is qualitative in nature. For better conceptual understanding, documentaries and works of Joseph Campbell and theories presented by Allan Watts: especially his book Myth and Rituals in Christianity support this research as a major theoretical framework. This research is helpful to know about the historical past and the mythical grounds of that period.