A history of the Irish short story / Heather Ingman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ingman, Heather, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, English--History and criticism.

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

Ireland--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 326 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The nineteenth century : nation and short story in the making

Readings : William Carleton and Emily Lawless

Fin de siècle visions : Irish short fiction at the turn of the century

Readings : W.B. Yeats and George Egerton

The modern Irish short story : Moore and Joyce

Reading : James Joyce

1920-1939 : years of transition

Readings : Frank O'Connor and Norah Hoult

1940-1959 : isolation

Readings : Mary Lavin and Seán O'Faoláin

1960-1979 : time, memory, and imagination

Readings : William Trevor and Edna O'Brien

1980 to the present : changing identities

Readings : John McGahern and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-320) and index.

ISBN:

0-511-84779-3

1-107-19726-0

0-521-34957-5

1-282-65145-5

9786612651458

0-511-76874-5

0-511-76958-X

0-511-76651-3

0-511-76512-6

0-511-76790-0

OCLC:

645098022