The Irish Novel, 1800-1910

by George O'Brien

This wide-ranging book surveys the landscape of the Irish novel from the Act of Union to the end of the Edwardian era. Thirty representative works are selected for fluent and accessible discussion. Focusing on the problematic condition of the protagonist, each discussion combines close reading with considerations of such broader thematic and conceptual issues as identities, contexts, genres and language. An insightful introduction underlines these...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782051252
• ISBN13: 9781782051251
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Cork University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.8"