
A History of the Irish Short Story
Heather Ingman(Author)
Cambridge University Press
1st Edition
Published on 14. July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-521-34957-4 (ISBN)
Description
Though the short story is often regarded as central to the Irish canon, this text was the first comprehensive study of the genre for many years. Heather Ingman traces the development of the modern short story in Ireland from its beginnings in the nineteenth century to the present day. Her study analyses the material circumstances surrounding publication, examining the role of magazines and editors in shaping the form. Ingman incorporates recent critical thinking on the short story, traces international connections, and gives a central part to Irish women's short stories. Each chapter concludes with a detailed analysis of key stories from the period discussed, featuring Joyce, Edna O'Brien and John McGahern, among others. With its comprehensive bibliography and biographies of authors, this volume will be a key work of reference for scholars and students both of Irish fiction and of the modern short story as a genre.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
488 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-34957-4 (9780521349574)
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Heather Ingman is Visiting Research Fellow in the Centre for Gender and Women's Studies, Trinity College, the University of Dublin and was, until her retirement, Adjunct Professor in the School of English, TCD where she taught courses on Irish writing and modernist women's fiction.
Content
1. Introduction; 2. The nineteenth century: nation and short story in the making; Readings: William Carleton and Emily Lawless; 3. Fin de siecle visions: Irish short fiction at the turn of the century; Readings: W. B. Yeats and George Egerton; 4. The modern Irish short story: Moore and Joyce; Readings: James Joyce; 5. 1920-39: years of transition; Readings: Frank O'Connor and Norah Hoult; 6. 1940-59: isolation; Readings: Mary Lavin and Sean O'Faolain; 7. 1960-79: time, memory and imagination; Readings: William Trevor and Edna O'Brien; 8. 1980 to the present: changing identities; Readings: John McGahern and Eilis Ni Dhuibhne; Biographical glossary; Bibliographic essay.