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Irish Essays

Hardback

Main Details

Title Irish Essays
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Denis Donoghue
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:270
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
Category/GenreLiterary essays
ISBN/Barcode 9781107006904
ClassificationsDewey:824.914
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 14 April 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Denis Donoghue has been a key figure in Irish studies and an important public intellectual in Ireland, the UK and US throughout his career. These essays represent the best of his writing and operate in conversation with one another. He probes the questions of Irish national and cultural identity that underlie the finest achievements of Irish writing in all genres. Together, the essays form an unusually lively and far-reaching study of three crucial Irish writers - Swift, Yeats and Joyce - together with other voices including Mangan, Beckett, Trevor, McGahern and Doyle. Donoghue's forceful arguments, deep engagement with the critical tradition, buoyant prose and extensive learning are all exemplified in this collection. This book is essential reading for all those interested in Irish literature and culture and its far-reaching effects on the world.

Author Biography

Denis Donoghue is University Professor and Henry James Chair of English and American Letters at New York University.

Reviews

'It is a pleasure to read criticism and cultural analysis of this elevated kind ... [Donoghue] is silver-tongued in capturing ideas, unlocking literary meanings and honouring the imagination.' The Times Literary Supplement