Irish Essays / Denis Donoghue.

Author/creator Donoghue, Denis author.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011, ©2011.
Descriptionviii, 261 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Part I. Ireland: 1. Race, nation, state -- Part II. On Swift: 2. Reading Gulliver's Travels; 3. Swift and the association of ideas -- Part III. On Yeats: 4. Three presences: Yeats, Eliot, Pound; 5. The occult Yeats; 6. Yeats's Shakespeare; 7. Yeats: trying to be modern -- Part IV. On Joyce: 8. A plain approach to Ulysses; 9. Joyce, Leavis, and the revolution of the word -- Part V. Other Occasions: 10. Mangan; 11. Beckett in Foxrock; 12. William Trevor; 13. John McGahern; 14. The early Roddy Doyle.
Abstract "Denis Donoghue has been a key figure in Irish studies and an important public intellectual in Ireland, the UK and US throughout his career. These essays represent the best of his writing and operate in conversation with one another. He probes the questions of Irish national and cultural identity that underlie the finest achievements of Irish writing in all genres. Together, the essays form an unusually lively and far-reaching study of three crucial Irish writers - Swift, Yeats and Joyce - together with other voices including Mangan, Beckett, Trevor, McGahern and Doyle. Donoghue's forceful arguments, deep engagement with the critical tradition, buoyant prose and extensive learning are all exemplified in this collection. This book is essential reading for all those interested in Irish literature and culture and its far-reaching effects on the world"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-252) and index.
LCCN 2010045701
ISBN9781107006904 (hardback)
ISBN1107006902 (hardback)
ISBN9780521187282 (paperback)
ISBN0521187281 (paperback)
Standard identifier# 40019446990

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PR8718 .D66 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold