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Inventing Ireland: The Literature of a Modern Nation
Declan Kiberd
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Description for Inventing Ireland: The Literature of a Modern Nation
Paperback. A critical history of modern Irish literature. Kiberd develops his story through subtle readings of such writers as Joyce, O'Casey, Beckett and Bowen. Giving a controversial interpretation of post-colonial Ireland, he then surveys more recent works, from Brian Friel to the younger Dublin writers. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2CSJ; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 48. Weight in Grams: 500.
Kiberd - one of Ireland's leading critics and a central figure in the FIELD DAY group with Brian Friel, Seamus Deane and the actor Stephen Rea - argues that the Irish Literary Revival of the 1890-1922 period embodied a spirit and a revolutionary, generous vision of Irishness that is still relevant to post-colonial Ireland. This is the perspective from which he views Irish culture. His history of Irish writing covers Yeats, Lady Gregory, Synge, O'Casey, Joyce, Beckett, Flann O'Brien, Elizabeth Bowen, Heaney, Friel and younger writers down to Roddy Doyle.
Kiberd - one of Ireland's leading critics and a central figure in the FIELD DAY group with Brian Friel, Seamus Deane and the actor Stephen Rea - argues that the Irish Literary Revival of the 1890-1922 period embodied a spirit and a revolutionary, generous vision of Irishness that is still relevant to post-colonial Ireland. This is the perspective from which he views Irish culture. His history of Irish writing covers Yeats, Lady Gregory, Synge, O'Casey, Joyce, Beckett, Flann O'Brien, Elizabeth Bowen, Heaney, Friel and younger writers down to Roddy Doyle.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099582212
SKU
V9780099582212
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About Declan Kiberd
Declan Kiberd was born in Dublin in 1951. He took a degree in English and Irish at Trinity College, Dublin, and he holds a doctorate from Oxford University. Among his books are Synge and the Irish Language, Men and Feminism in Modern Literature and Idir Dha Chultur. He writes regularly for Irish newspapers, has prepared literary scripts for the BBC, ... Read more
Reviews for Inventing Ireland: The Literature of a Modern Nation
A masterpiece...Kiberd is surely the finest critic of Irish literature.
Owen Dudley Edwards
Scotsman
A critical study laced with wit, energy and unrelenting adroitness of discourse...A remarkable achievement.
Thomas Flanagan
New York Times
Provocative, contentious, sly, tendentious, challenging, witty...A resounding success.
Gerry Dukes
Irish Independent
Blessedly jargon-free, easy to read and ... Read more
Owen Dudley Edwards
Scotsman
A critical study laced with wit, energy and unrelenting adroitness of discourse...A remarkable achievement.
Thomas Flanagan
New York Times
Provocative, contentious, sly, tendentious, challenging, witty...A resounding success.
Gerry Dukes
Irish Independent
Blessedly jargon-free, easy to read and ... Read more