The dark : a critical edition / John McGahern ; edited by Anna Teekell and Ellen Scheible.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGahern, John, 1934-2006, author.

Contributor:

Teekell, Anna, editor.

Scheible, Ellen, editor.

Series:

Irish studies (Syracuse, N.Y.)

Irish studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fathers and sons--Fiction.

Fathers and sons.

Ireland--Fiction.

Ireland.

McGahern, John, 1934-2006--Criticism and interpretation.

McGahern, John.

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

English literature.

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

xxi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This critical edition of John McGahern's classic novel includes an introduction, explanatory footnotes, McGahern's own glossary, and four scholarly essays aimed at guiding readers through the novel's history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Seeing in the dark / Anna Teekell

The dark / John McGahern

"The four-letter word" : censorship and The dark / Frank Shovlin

Documents of The dark : John McGahern and the archive / Barry Houlihan

A very special violence : John McGahern's biopolitical materials / Enda Duffy

Reading trauma in The Dark / Kathleen Costello-Sullivan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: McGahern, John, 1934-2006. Dark

ISBN:

9780815638612

0815638612

OCLC:

1498400657

Publisher Number:

CIPO000213993