Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

James Joyce Biography and Timeline

Follow James Joyce through 8 dated historical records for Ireland.

James Joyce, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

8Distinct records
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1882–1941Years on this page

1882

Birth of James Joyce

Writer · Dublin · Arts / Literature

James Joyce is born in Dublin.

James Joyce Born

Writer · Dublin · Arts / Literature

The future modernist novelist is born at Rathgar.

1914

Dubliners

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Dubliners"

1916

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Arts / Literature

Publication of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"

1922

Ulysses

Paris · Arts / Literature

James Joyces novel "Ulysses" is published in Paris with 1,000 copies

in Paris

Paris · Arts / Literature

James Joyces novel "Ulysses" is published in Paris with 1,000 copies

Ulysses

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Ulysses"

1941

Death of James Joyce

Zurich · Arts / Literature

Death of James Joyce

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.