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The Irish short story : traditions and trends / Elke D'hoker and Stephanie Eggermont (eds).

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Language Publication details: Bern, Switzerland : Peter Lang, 2015.Description: vii, 322 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 3034317530
  • 9783034317535
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823 IRI
Summary: "Often hailed as a 'national genre', the short story has a long and distinguished tradition in Ireland and continues to fascinate readers and writers alike. Critical appreciation of the Irish short story, however, has laboured for too long under the normative conception of it as a realist form, used to depict quintessential truths about Ireland and Irish identity. This definition fails to do justice to the richness and variety of short stories published in Ireland since the 1850s. This collection aims to open up the critical debate on the Irish short story to the many different concerns, influences and innovations by which it has been formed. This book includes essays that consider the diverse national and international influences on the Irish short story and investigate its genealogy." -- Provided by publisher.
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"Often hailed as a 'national genre', the short story has a long and distinguished tradition in Ireland and continues to fascinate readers and writers alike. Critical appreciation of the Irish short story, however, has laboured for too long under the normative conception of it as a realist form, used to depict quintessential truths about Ireland and Irish identity. This definition fails to do justice to the richness and variety of short stories published in Ireland since the 1850s. This collection aims to open up the critical debate on the Irish short story to the many different concerns, influences and innovations by which it has been formed. This book includes essays that consider the diverse national and international influences on the Irish short story and investigate its genealogy." -- Provided by publisher.

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