Understanding Contemporary Irish Fiction and Drama.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781611176636
- 822/.92099415
- PR8803 .H35 2016
Cover -- Understanding Contemporary Irish Fiction and Drama -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Series Editor's Preface -- Introduction -- 1. "Nothing can happen nowhere": A Place in the World -- 2. Just Tell Them the Story: Tradition Bearing -- 3. "The abuse of language": Irish, English, American -- 4. An Gorta Mór: Hunger as Reality and Metaphor -- 5. "Terrible beauty": The Easter Rising -- 6. The Big House: Symbol and Target -- 7. "Fanatic heart": A Legacy of Violence -- 8. "Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake": The Drinking Life -- 9. "But come ye back": The Yank -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
A study of the key themes and events essential to understanding Irish fiction and drama canon.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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