In the essay below, Dettmar contends the textual clues in the stories of The Dubliners are “Joyce's means of reinforcing the story's hermeneutics, and pulling us, kicking and screaming, into a text with which we would prefer to keep a purely professional relationship.”

In the following essay, Hunter traces the influence of the Dubliners on the work of Irish writer Samuel Beckett.

In the following essay, Kearney discusses the significance of Joyce's story, “A Mother,” and its place in the Dubliners collection.

In the following essay, Chaudhry-Fryer examines the games played by children and adults in Dubliners.