Irish Writing London: Volume 1 - Revival to the Second World War

The presence of Irish writers is almost invisible in literary studies of London. Irish Writing London redresses the critical deficit. A range of experts on particular Irish writers reflect on the diverse experiences and impact this immigrant group has had on the city. Such sustained attention to a location and concern of Irish writing, long passed over, opens up new terrain to not only reveal but create a history of Irish-London writing. Alongside discussions of Wilde, Shaw, Joyce and Yeats, the writing of the political nationalist Katharine Tynan and work of Irish-Language writer O Conaire is considered. Written by an international array of scholars, these new essays on key figures challenge the deep-seated stereotype of what constitutes the proper domain of Irish writing, producing a study that is both culturally and critically alert and a dynamic contribution to literary criticism of the city.>

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• Authors: Tom Herron, Tom (Leeds Metropolitan University Herron
• Assisted by: Tom Herron (Editor), Tom (Leeds Metropolitan University Herron (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 1 to 17
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.06.2014
• EAN: 9781472576620
• ISBN: 978-1-4725-7662-0
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Bloomsbury Studies in the City; Bloomsbury Studies in the City
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Englisch, Irland, London, Greater London