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Collects the writings of a broad range of living Irish writers. With an introduction that provides a continuum from the Celtic Twilight to the present day and with literary and historical chronologies, the volume is organized by genre, with sections on poetry, drama and fiction. Award-winning writers are discussed in terms of the role they play within the current Irish literary renaissance in addition to their own individual merits. Chapters on contemporary contributions include literature from Northern Ireland, the work of newly-canonical female writers, and recent innovative work for the stage. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Christina Hunt Mahony is the Associate Director of the Center for Irish Studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. She is the author of studies on W.B. Yeats, Louis MacNeice, and Irish women novelists. She holds a Ph.D. from University College, Dublin.
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This is indeed the world of "contemporary" Irish writing, for Mahony includes only the living, from "famous Seamus" Heaney to 33-year-old Colum McCann. Divided into three long chapters covering poetry, the stage, and fiction, the book devotes five to ten pages to each of the major living writers, with brief biographies, publication histories, discussion of important individual works, and the themes and motifs of each. Mahony (Ctr. for Irish Studies, Catholic Univ.) manages to convey an enormous amount of information within her tight format and writes with admirable clarity and insight. This is meant to be an introductory text only for those first discovering that Irish literature continues on after Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett. The only current one-volume introduction to these writers, this is essential for all libraries with a literary collection at any level.?Shelley Cox, Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale
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- PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
- ISBN 10 0312158718
- ISBN 13 9780312158712
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages299
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 299 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The spine shows no crease marks. This book is available and ready to be shipped. Contemporary Irish Literature is a thorough initiation into the works of a broad selection of living Irish writers. Christina Hunt Mahony addresses the writings of a range of individuals, from such well-established artists as Seamus Heaney and Brian Friel, to those whose reputations demand to be extended beyond their Irish audience. With a comprehensive introduction providing a continuum from the Celtic Twilight to the present day and with helpful literary and historical chronologies, Contemporary Irish Literature is organized by genre, with sections on poetry, drama, and fiction. The profusion of award-winning Irish poets, playwrights, and novelists is discussed in terms of the roles these writers play within the current Irish literary renaissance - occurring simultaneously with Ireland's most recent modernization and prosperity - and their own individual merits. Particularly intriguing are Mahony's explorations of Northern Ireland's contribution to contemporary literature, the work of the newly canonical female writers, and the recent innovative work appearing on the Irish stage. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Literature, Literary, Poetry & Drama; Ireland; 20th century; ISBN: 0312158718. ISBN/EAN: 9780312158712. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9561. Seller Inventory # 9561
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