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Reading the Contemporary Irish Novel 1987 - 2007
Liam Harte (Ed.)
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Description for Reading the Contemporary Irish Novel 1987 - 2007
Paperback. This is an authoritative and timely guide to some of the most inventive and challenging fiction to emerge from Ireland in the last quarter century. Meticulously researched and lucidly written, it presents detailed interpretations of novels by some of the country's most critically celebrated and successful writers. Series: Reading the Novel. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
Reading the Contemporary Irish Novel 1987–2007 is the authoritative guide to some of the most inventive and challenging fiction to emerge from Ireland in the last 25 years. Meticulously researched, it presents detailed interpretations of novels by some of Ireland’s most eminent writers.
- This is the first text-focused critical survey of the Irish novel from 1987 to 2007, providing detailed readings of 11 seminal Irish novels
- A timely and much needed text in a largely uncharted critical field
- Provides detailed interpretations of individual novels by some of the country’s most critically celebrated writers, including Sebastian Barry, Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Patrick McCabe, ... Read more
- Investigates the ways in which Irish novels have sought to deal with and reflect a changing Ireland
- The fruit of many years reading, teaching and research on the subject by a leading and highly respected academic in the field
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Reading the Novel
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444336207
SKU
V9781444336207
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Liam Harte (Ed.)
Liam Harte is Senior Lecturer in Irish and Modern Literature at the University of Manchester. He is the author or editor of seven books, including Contemporary Irish Fiction: Themes, Tropes, Theories (2000; co-edited with Michael Parker), Ireland Beyond Boundaries: Mapping Irish Studies in the Twenty-First Century (2007; co-edited with Yvonne Whelan) and Modern Irish Autobiography: Self, Nation and Society (2007). ... Read more
Reviews for Reading the Contemporary Irish Novel 1987 - 2007
“In addition to developing intellectually bold arguments, Reading the Contemporary Irish Novel is also enjoyable to read – an enviable achievement for any academic book. There is an ease to Harte’s style and a lightness of touch in the way he deals with an expansive range of socio-historical contexts that makes this book deserving of a broad readership beyond the ... Read more