Writing Ireland's Working Class : Dublin After O'Casey / by Michael Pierse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pierse, Michael, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

European literature.

Literature, Modern--20th century.

Literature, Modern.

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

Fiction.

Literary Theory.

Cultural Theory.

European Literature.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

History of Britain and Ireland.

Fiction Literature.

Local Subjects:

Literary Theory.

Cultural Theory.

European Literature.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

History of Britain and Ireland.

Fiction Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2011.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exploring writing of working-class Dublin after Seán O'Casey, this book breaks new ground in Irish Studies, unearthing submerged narratives of class in Irish life. Examining how working-class identity is depicted by authors like Brendan Behan and Roddy Doyle, it discusses how this hidden, urban Ireland has appeared in the country's literature.

Contents:

Coverpage; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The Shadow of Seàn: O'Casey, Commitment and the Literature of Dublin's Working Class; 2 Angry Young Men: Class Injuries and Masculinity; 3 From Rocking the Cradle to Rocking the System: Writing Working-Class Women; 4 Industry and the City: Workers in Struggle; 5 Prison Stories: Writing Dublin at its Limits; 6 Return of the Oppressed: Sexual Repression, Culture and Class; 7 Revising the Revolution: Roddy Doyle's A Star Called Henry, Historiography, Politics and Proletarian Consciousness; Conclusion; Notes

BibliographyIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9780230299351

0230299350