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The quote uses irony to suggest that Columbus is celebrated for discovering America, even though he was not actually the first to do so. It points out how historical reputation can be shaped by a simplified story rather than by strict accuracy.
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Originally said in English.
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About James Joyce
Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic
James Joyce was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He helped shape modernism and is widely regarded as a major writer of the 20th century. He is best known for Ulysses, a novel that reworks episodes from Homer’s Odyssey through a range of literary styles, especially stream of consciousness. Other well-known works include Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and Finnegans Wake. He also wrote two books of poetry, a play, letters, and occasional journalism.
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Books by James Joyce
Dubliners
2019
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
2018
Ulysses
2013
Finnegans Wake
2000
The Dead
2011