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Subject: English
27 February 2018
What are Joseph Kelly’s life and his influences in the country?
Biography Review
While researching Joseph Kelly’s biography using various books and articles, his life and
influences on his country are addressed. This paper is the annotated bibliography that aims at
reviewing Joseph Kelly’s biography and things that are interesting about him. It also gives a list
of sources that discuss his life and how he participated in in his country and those of his
biography.
Joseph Kelly is professor, editor, and scholar of English at College of Charleston. He has a
Ph.D. in English from University of Texas, Austin that he received in the year 1992. He is an
author of America’s Siege: Charleston, and the Slow March to Civil War and Our Joyce: From
Outcast to Icon. He has Masters in Business Administration from University of Dallas. He was
born in the year 1962 and his place of residence is South Carolina, Charleston estate.
He edited the book Seagull Reader: Stories in third edition and was published in the year
2014 by W.W. Norton. Joseph Kelly is actively participating in faculty senate. He is a professor
of Western Civilization for program of honors. In addition, he was an epic poem co-author about
beer drinking when he was pursuing his undergraduate studies. Besides, he has written various
articles with critic that he presented for Irish studies at American Conference.
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Class blog questions and answers
There were key events in Joseph Kelly’s country during his lifetime such as his fully
participation in politics in faculty senate, presenting articles to American Conference and
lecturing students in his home college. The three books mentioned in Joseph Kelly’s biography
are America’s Longest Siege: Charleston, Slavery, and Slow March to Civil War, Our Joyce:
From Outcast to Icon, and Seagull Reader: Stories.
Joseph Kelly’s biography is interesting in various ways. Firstly, he was born and stayed in
Charleston and became a scholar and professor of English in his home college. This is quite
interesting because he had focus on improving lives of students his home place. Secondly, the
book Seagull Reader: Stories that he edited was favorite to many as it captivated them. Besides
the book is flexible to any course unlike other authors who focus on specific subject making him
quite interesting. Thirdly, besides his focus on editing, he actively participated in politics
especially in faculty senate. This is quite interesting because he is all round.
The author’s book America’s Longest Siege: Charleston, Slavery, and the Slow March
toward Civil War is one I have read. Something I like about this book is that its topics were
captivating enough to bring a debate centered by Charleston. This debate was over tragic
secession and slavery that affected both the South and the city. Besides, this book gives a new
take on culture and Civil war making it inevitable.
Joseph Kelly’s influence on his country is something I am narrowing down for a research
topic. His biographical information sources are from the books he edited such as The Seagull
Reader: Stories, Our Joyce: From Outcast to Icon and America's Longest Siege: Charleston,
Slavery, and the Slow March to Civil War.
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Annotated Bibliography
Kelly, Joseph. Our Joyce: From Outcast to Icon. U of Texas P, 2010.
This book by author Joseph Kelly aims to evaluate his life of writing about James Joyce who is an icon
in “Joyce Studies” field. The subject of his writing is general literary criticism and he did his work in
discussing the life of Joyce. Joyce started Irish writing with an intention of protesting against deplorable
conditions that were in his home country. Joseph Kelly is an expert in describing the life of James Joyce
and the most interesting part of this is that it focuses on literary reputation transformation.
---. The Seagull Reader. 2015.
This book by author Joseph Kelly identifies his editing expertise in featuring on his earlier editions.
This book is interesting as it fits any course because its editing is flexible with stories that are favorite to
people. His career of editing this book ranked him and it was best priced as it captivated many people. In
this regard, captivating stories by this author proves his intelligence.
---. America's Longest Siege: Charleston, Slavery, and the Slow March Toward Civil War. Overlook, 2014.
This book by author Joseph Kelly gives a clear evidence of his life and participation in America. Union
forces on Charleston siege was the longest one in history of America because it lasted close to two
years. The author’s life in explaining this battle made him a historian by capturing harmful mix of
paternalism, wealth, and nationalism making Charleston center of nationwide debate over issues such
as slavery and secession. His life is interesting when writing this book because it shows how is did
through research and put it into writing.
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Summary
The above annotations give a clear explanation of the author’s life. He participated in politics and
wrote a book on America’s issues and his writing of articles that he presented to conferences. For
example, in writing his book about James Joyce, the articles impressed people and he was ranked among
the best writers. In the book of Seagull Readers: Stories, he shows his ability of featuring his earlier
editions and making his information flexible. His role in politics made Charleston a center of debating
issues facing the country.
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Works Cited
---. America's Longest Siege: Charleston, Slavery, and the Slow March Toward Civil War. Overlook, 2014.
Print
.Kelly, Joseph. Our Joyce: From Outcast to Icon. U of Texas P, 2010. Print
---. The Seagull Reader. 2015. Print

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