Joyce and Joycean events: A literary legacy

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was born in Rathgar, Dublin, on 2 February 1882, the eldest of ten surviving siblings. Throughout his life he was quite superstitious especially about dates and he considered coincidences of dates, particularly birthdays, to be good omens… He died in Zurich, Switzerland on 13 January 1941 and is buried along with...

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Handel House Museum: Castrati and Divas

George Frederick Handel (1685-1759), the well travelled German born baroque composer and organist, resided in England from 1712 and became a British citizen in 1727. He is chiefly remembered for his choral works, specially the oratorio Messiah (1741) and, for orchestra, his Water Music suite (c.1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (c.1749). Dublin audiences...

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