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Elke D'hoker
Visions of Alterity: Representation in the Works of John Banville offers detailed and original readings of the work of the Irish author John Banville, one of the foremost figures in…
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Ever since the publication of her first collection, Tales from Bective Bridge, in 1942, Mary Lavin has been praised for admirably capturing, in intense and lucid stories, the social and…
r since the publication of her first collection, Tales from Bective Bridge, in 1942, Mary Lavin has been praised for admirably capturing, in intense and lucid stories, the social and…
This book traces the development of the modern short story in the hands of Irish women writers from the 1890s to the present. George Egerton, Somerville and Ross, Elizabeth Bowen…
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Elke D'Hoker
Mayne published six collections of stories between 1898-1925. D'hoker presents a selection of the best of these, with a particular focus on stories with an Irish setting and/or characters.
Ethel Colburn Mayne published six collections of stories between 1898 - 1925, D'hoker offers a selection of the best, with a particular focus on Irish settings and/or characters.
After a decade in which women writers have gradually been given more recognition in the study of Irish literature, this title proposes a reappraisal of Irish women’s writing by inviting…
Often hailed as a ‘national genre’, the short story has a long tradition in Ireland and continues to fascinate readers and writers alike. This volume explores the Irish short story…
Deals with the occurrence and development of unreliable first-person narration in twentieth century Western literature. This work features articles that approach this topic both from the angle of literary theory…
This collection of original essays highlights the intertwined fates of the modern short story and periodical culture in the period 1880-1950, the heyday of magazine short fiction in Britain.
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This collection of original essays highlights the intertwined fates of the modern short story and periodical culture in the period 1880 1950, the heyday of magazine short fiction in Britain.
Sarah Hall's fame as a writer has been rising steadily since her debut novel, Haweswater, appeared in 2002. With each succeeding novel she has broken new ground and captivated new…
Relevance and Narrative Research turns the vaguely defined evaluative tool relevance into an object of study, firmly situating questions of relevance in the context of narrative theory. It examines what…
