A History of Modern Irish Women's Literature
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- Editors:
- Heather Ingman, Trinity College Dublin
- Clíona Ó Gallchoir, University College Cork
- Date Published: July 2018
- availability: In stock
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107131101
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This book offers the first comprehensive survey of writing by women in Ireland from the seventeenth century to the present day. It covers literature in all genres, including poetry, drama, and fiction, as well as life-writing and unpublished writing, and addresses work in both English and Irish. The chapters are authored by leading experts in their field, giving readers an introduction to cutting edge research on each period and topic. Survey chapters give an essential historical overview, and are complemented by a focus on selected topics such as the short story, and key figures whose relationship to the narrative of Irish literary history is analysed and reconsidered. Demonstrating the pioneering achievements of a huge number of many hitherto neglected writers, A History of Modern Irish Women's Literature makes a critical intervention in Irish literary history.
Read more- Includes a wide range of genres and work in both English and Irish
- Covers an extensive timespan, from the early modern period to the present
- Each chapter is written by an expert in the relevant area
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'If you thought women's writing in Ireland began with Maria Edgeworth and took a prolonged break until Maeve Binchy chanced along, you're about to go on a voyage of discovery. This important book is billed as the first comprehensive survey of writing by women in Ireland and runs from the 17th century to the present day …' Martina Devlin, Irish Independent
See more reviews'… a necessity for anyone who wants to understand the many Irish literary traditions of women writers, an immense body of work that the editors wisely do not try to fit into a single paradigm.' Lucy McDiarmid, The Irish Times
'Multi-faceted and detailed, these essays provide a kaleidoscopic view of the rich diversity and history of modern Irish women's writing.' Claire Keogh, Irish Studies Review
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- Date Published: July 2018
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107131101
- length: 506 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 160 x 27 mm
- weight: 0.94kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Introduction Heather Ingman and Clíona Ó Gallchoir
1. Writing before 1700 Marie-Louise Coolahan
2. Eighteenth-century writing Clíona Ó Gallchoir
3. Writing under the Union, 1800–45 James Kelly
4. Poetry, 1845–90 Matthew Campbell
5. Fiction, 1845–1900 James H. Murphy
6. New woman writers Tina O'Toole
7. Prose, drama and poetry, 1891–1920 Paige Reynolds
8. Writing for children Valerie Coghlan
9. Poetry, 1920–1970 Lucy Collins
10. Fiction, 1920–60 Gerardine Meaney
11. Elizabeth Bowen Patricia Coughlan
12. Kate O'Brien Eibhear Walshe
13. Edna O'Brien Sinéad Mooney
14. Fiction, 1960–95 Anne Fogarty
15. The short story Heather Ingman
16. Poetry, 1970-present Patricia Boyle Haberstroh
17. Women's traditions in theatre, 1920–2015 Cathy Leeney
18. Writing in Irish, 1900–2013 Ríona Nic Congáil and Máirín Nic Eoin
19. Fiction from Northern Ireland, 1921–2015 Caroline Magennis
20. Life writing and personal testimony in the twentieth century Anne Mulhall
21. Twentieth-century diasporic and transnational writing Ellen McWilliams
22. Celtic tiger fiction Susan Cahill.
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