Dublin is the city of James Joyce, the author of masterpieces such as Ulysses and Dubliners… This city is also a paradise for literature lovers. UNESCO has chosen this city as the capital of literature. It is also Ireland’s largest city and capital. If we go even deeper, a study shows that Dublin has been chosen as the best capital worth living in Europe.
Dublin is a literature genre that has inspired many writers such as Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Maeve Bincy, George Bernard Shaw, Jonathan Swift, Bram Stoker, William Butler Yeats city. In addition to the natural beauties and Irish culture-specific pubs that resemble an art painting; The city of James Joyce, Dublin, with its museums that come from history, the libraries you will want to read for hours, and the history that leads to literature, can be a beautiful cultural tour.
A Place as Novels: The Museum of James Joyce
The Martello Tower, where James Joyce lived for a while, announcing the cross-sections of life from Dublin where he was born and raised in his book “Dubliners k to the world, is preserved as a museum and survives to the present day. Inside the museum there are many objects for James Joyce, personal collections and notes taken by the author during his writing adventure.
If you want to experience his memories and breathe the air of his books in the middle of the city that inspired him, you should definitely visit this museum. This museum is also the place where the scene at the entrance of the book “Ulysses sahip, the title of the most difficult book to understand in the history of literature, is lived.
Literature Parade: The Museum of Dublin Writers
James Joyce is not the only person from Dublin who has brought Dublin as an inspiration to his books and then to eternity. Many famous writers such as Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift and Samuel Beckett, whose books we read admiringly, were also inspired by Dublin.
Detailed information about all these authors, books, manuscripts, photographs, personal items are collected and presented to the visitors at Dublin Writers Museum. Visit the Dublin Writers’ Museum if you want to see all of Dublin’s writers in detail and learn more about them. You can also mix a few books in the library and sip a coffee in the café.
Libraries in Dublin
A library or bookstore can be found all over Dublin. There is even a bookstore downstairs in the restaurant called Winding Stars. The conceptual libraries in the city further strengthen your love of reading. Dublin National Library, founded in 1877, is a library that book lovers will not want to leave with its richness and atmosphere.
Another library in Dublin is the 16th century Mars Library. The most striking feature of this historic library is that it has individual book reading rooms. If you wish to dive into the world of your book in a room where there is no one, you should definitely stop by the Mars Library.
Chester Beatty Library is another library. It is an invaluable feeling for book and history enthusiasts to see the Ottoman Tuğra and the manuscripts from the Turkish-Islamic period in this library.
Dublin Pubs
Dublin pubs are developed with Irish pub culture. In Ireland, pubs are the main points of socialization and everyone fuses together. This culture has become so widespread that there are over 10,000 pubs in the country.
Dublin will also attract you with its pubs with the atmosphere you read in novels. Also, it is not a lie to say that even in pubs, literature is spoken. Because in Dublin pubs at certain times of the year, an event called Liter Dublin Literary Pub Crawl düzenlen is organized and the works of Dublin writers are read and revived with shows. In short, even pubs in Dublin keep writers and literature alive.
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