Laying out the bones : death and dying in the modern Irish novel / Bridget English.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

English, Bridget, author.

Series:

Irish studies (Syracuse, N.Y.)

Irish studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--Irish authors--History and criticism.

English fiction.

English fiction--Irish authors.

Death in literature.

Death--Ireland.

Death.

Ireland.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 236 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2017.

Contents:

Introduction: Traversing the dismal fields: death and dying in modern Ireland

Death and narrative regeneration: James Joyce's Ulysses

The eve of all souls and the death of desire: Kate O'Brien's The ante-room

Deathbed confessions and unraveling narration: Samuel Beckett's Malone dies

Ritual and denial in a world stripped of illusion: John McGahern's The barracks

Death without resurrection and the modern wake: Anne Enright's The gathering

Conclusion: As you were before you rested: Death and the afterlife of the Irish wake.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: English, Bridget. Laying out the bones.

ISBN:

9780815635482

0815635486

9780815635369

0815635362

OCLC:

1003273337