| The Literature of the Irish in Britain: Autobiography and Memoir, 1725-2001 Contributor(s): Harte, L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403949875 ISBN-13: 9781403949875 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Examines the autobiographical literature of the Irish in Britain from 1700 to the present day, drawing on the work of a wide range of writers from a diversity of backgrounds and social classes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Social History - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008041047 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (1.20 lbs) 327 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Ethnic Orientation - Irish - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first critical survey of an unjustly neglected body of literature: the autobiographies and memoirs of writers of Irish birth or background who lived and worked in Britain between 1725 and the present day. It offers a stimulating and provocative introduction to the themes, preoccupations and narrative strategies of a diverse range of writers. |