Catholic Emancipations: Irish Fiction from Thomas Moore to James Joyce

by Emer Nolan

Book Overview

This groundbreaking book explores the role 19th century Irish Catholic authors played in forging the creation of modern Irish literature. As such it offers a unique tour of Ireland's literary landscape, from early origins during the Catholic political resurgence of the 1820s to the transformative zenith wrought by James Joyce's Ulysses in 1922.
Emer Nolan observes that contemporary Irish literature is steeped in the ambitions and internal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815631758
• ISBN13: 9780815631750
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"