The Reliques of Father Prout: A Critical Edition
Francis Sylvester Mahony
Will be published approx. on 16. July 2026
Book
Hardback
550 pages
978-90-04-75859-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Reliques of Father Prout (1836) by Francis Sylvester Mahony is a key text in the early genealogy of the Anglo-Irish literary tradition. Initially published under the pseudonym of "Father Prout" in the London periodical, Fraser's Magazine, Mahony's eccentric essay collection garnered immediate acclaim for its caustic wit, comic invention, and ironic literary forgeries. Its idiosyncratic blend of parodic translation, trenchant polemic, and mock-scholarly learning presents a distinctively Irish Catholic take on Menippean satire. This new edition, prefaced by a critical introduction and including comprehensive explanatory footnotes and translations, makes available once more the multilingual writings of a master satirist.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-90-04-75859-9 (9789004758599)
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Fergus Dunne received his DPhil from the University of Sussex. He is the author of A Critical Reappraisal of the Writings of Francis Sylvester Mahony (2018). He has published articles on this author in various international peer-reviewed journals.