| The Cambridge Companion to the Irish Novel Contributor(s): Wilson Foster, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521861918 ISBN-13: 9780521861915 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $51.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 823.009 |
| LCCN: 2007272601 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.33" W x 9.03" (1.34 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Irish novel has had a distinguished history. It spans such diverse authors as James Joyce, George Moore, Maria Edgeworth, Bram Stoker, Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, Lady Morgan, John Banville, and others. Yet it has until now received less critical attention than Irish poetry and drama. This volume covers three hundred years of Irish achievement in fiction, with essays on key genres, themes, and authors. It provides critiques of individual works, accounts of important novelists, and histories of sub-genres and allied narrative forms, establishing significant social and political contexts for dozens of novels. The varied perspectives and emphases by more than a dozen critics and literary historians ensure that the Irish novel receives due tribute for its colour, variety and linguistic verve. Each chapter features recommended further reading. This is the perfect overview for students of the Irish novel from the romances of the seventeenth century to the present day. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson Foster, John: - John Wilson Foster is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of British Columbia, Canada. |