The Judas Kiss: Treason and Betrayal in Six Modern Irish Novels

by Smyth Gerry and Gerry Smyth

Book Overview

This book argues that modern Irish history encompasses a deep-seated fear of betrayal, and that this fear has been especially prevalent since the revolutionary period at the outset of the twentieth century. The author goes on to argue that the novel is the literary form most apt for the exploration of betrayal in its social, political and psychological dimensions. The significance of this thesis comes into focus in terms of a number of recent developments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526127105
• ISBN13: 9781526127105
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"