Contemporary Irish Fiction Themes, Tropes, Theories
Recent years have witnessed an extraordinary growth in the richness and diversity of Irish fiction, with the publication of highly original and often challenging work by both new and established writers. Contemporary Irish Fiction provides an invaluable i
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Edited by
Liam Harte and Michael Parker
Contemporary Irish Fiction
Also by Liam Harte DRAWING CONCLUSIONS: A Cartoon History of Anglo-Irish Relations, 1798–1998 (with Roy Douglas and Jim O’Hara) IRELAND SINCE 1690: A Concise History (with Roy Douglas and Jim O’Hara)
Also by Michael Parker * POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES (co-editor with Roger Starkey) * SEAMUS HEANEY: The Making of the Poet THE HURT WORLD: Short Stories of the Troubles
* From the same publishers
Contemporary Irish Fiction Themes, Tropes, Theories Edited by
Liam Harte Senior Lecturer in Irish Studies St Mary’s College, Strawberry Hill, London
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Michael Parker Principal Lecturer in English University of Central Lancashire
First published in Great Britain 2000 by
MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-0-333-68381-1 DOI 10.1057/9780230287990
ISBN 978-0-230-28799-0 (eBook)
First published in the United States of America 2000 by ST. MARTIN’S PRESS, INC., Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 978-0-312-23164-4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Contemporary Irish fiction ; themes, tropes, theories / edited by Liam Harte and Michael Parker. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-312-23164-4 (cloth) 1. English fiction—Irish authors—History and criticism. 2. English fiction—20th century—History and criticism. 3. Ireland—Intellectual life—20th century. 4. Northern Ireland—Intellectual life. 5. Northern Ireland—In literature. 6. Ireland— In literature. I. Harte, Liam. II. Parker, Michael. PR8803 .C65 2000 823'.91099417—dc21 99–055834 Selection, editorial matter and Chapters 1 and 12 © Liam Harte and Michael Parker 2000 Chapters 2–11 © Macmillan Press Ltd 2000 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2000 978-0-333-68380-4
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To Terence Brown and David Marcus in recognition of their contribution to Irish writing
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Contents Notes on the Contributors
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