Too Smart to Be Sentimental: Contemporary Irish American Women Writers

In a series of critical and biographical essays, Too Smart to Be Sentimental offers a feminist literary history of twentieth-century Irish America. This collection introduces the reader to the works of twelve contemporary Irish American women writers, some of whom are well known, such as Joyce Carol Oates, Alice McDermott, and Tess Gallagher, and some of whom are equally deserving of recognition.

Each chapter focuses on a particular writer,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268027730
• ISBN13: 9780268027735
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.0"