Irish literature after Yeats and Joyce, from the 1920s onwards, includes texts which have been the subject of much contention. For a start how should Irish literature be defined: as works which have been written in Irish or as works written in Englsih by the Irish? It is a period in which ideas of Ireland--of people, community, and nation--have been both created and reflected, and in which conceptions of a distinct Irish identity have been articulated, defended, and challenged; a period which has its origins in a time of intense political turmoil. `after Yeats and Joyce' also suggests the immense influence of these two writers on the style, stances, and preoccupations of twentieth-century Irish literature. Neil Corcoran focuses his chapter on various themes such as `the Big House', the rural and provincial, with reference to authors from Kinsella and Beckett to William Trevor, Seamus Heaney, and Mary Lavin, providing a lucid and far-reaching introduction to modern Irish writing.

About the Author
Neil Corcoran is a Professor in the School of English at the University of St Andrews.

Reviews
lively, interestingly planned, sensitive, and possessed of great breadth * Professor Edward Larrissy *



Book Information
ISBN 9780192892317
Author Neil Corcoran
Format Paperback
Page Count 206
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 129mm * 13mm