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Norah Hoult's 'Poor Women!': A Critical Edition

Hardback

Main Details

Title Norah Hoult's 'Poor Women!': A Critical Edition
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Kathleen P. Costello-Sullivan
SeriesAnthem Irish Studies
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:210
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenreShort stories
ISBN/Barcode 9781783085880
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Edition critical edition/reprint
Illustrations 2 figures + images given as appendix

Publishing Details

Publisher Anthem Press
Imprint Anthem Press
Publication Date 1 December 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Irish author (Eleanor) Norah Hoult (1898-1984) travelled in prominent literary circles and corresponded actively with some of the leading Irish authors of the early twentieth century, including James Stephens, Brigid Brophy, Sean O'Casey and Sean O'Faolain. Despite her reputation and a forty-four year publishing career, Hoult's oeuvre remains surprisingly neglected. This edition seeks to rectify that critical oversight by introducing Hoult's short story collection 'Poor Women!' to a new generation of readers. Hoult is often compared to writers such as Kate O'Brien and Edna O'Brien for her representations of the oppressive facets of Catholicism. Less explored is her engagement with emotional paralysis and her detailed representations of widowhood and urban settings, inviting comparison to literary giants James Joyce and Mary Lavin. These similarities offer venues for further study.

Author Biography

Kathleen Costello-Sullivan is a professor and dean at Le Moyne College and a scholar of Modern Irish literature. She has previously published two book-length works, 'Mother/Country: Politics of the Personal in the Fiction of Colm Toibin' (2012) and a critical edition of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's novella 'Carmilla' (2013).