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Quotation from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
“The artist, like the God of creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails.”
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Chapter V (Project Gutenberg text)
Stephen explains to Lynch how the dramatic form removes the artist's personality from the work.
Citation: "The artist, like the God of creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails." — James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Chapter V (Project Gutenberg text). (id joyce-portrait-of-the-artist-q5)
Portrait: Revolutionary Joyce Better Contrast, Unknown, Public domain.
