Empire's Wake: Postcolonial Irish Writing and the Politics of Modern Literary Form
| Author | : Mark Quigley |
| Publisher | : Fordham Univ Press |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780823245444 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0823245446 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (446 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Empire's Wake: Postcolonial Irish Writing and the Politics of Modern Literary Form by : Mark Quigley
Download or read book Empire's Wake: Postcolonial Irish Writing and the Politics of Modern Literary Form written by Mark Quigley and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces development of Irish literary modernism from the 1920s to the 1990s through the writings of James Joyce, John Millington Synge, Samuel Beckett, Sean O'Faolain, Frank McCourt, and the Blasket Island autobiographers, Tomas O'Crohan and Maurice O'Sullivan. Considers Irish literature in relation to Irish nationalism and aftermath of British empire.