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The Irish Novelists 1800-1850 / Thomas Flanagan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1958]Copyright date: ©1958Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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  • 9780231936569
  • 9780231894791
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Weight of the Past -- 2. The Political and Social Scene -- 3 . The Nature of the Irish Novel -- Maria Edgeworth -- 4. Maria Edgeworth: The Crisis of the "Protestant Nation" -- 5. Castle Rackrent -- 6 . The Landlord as the Hero: Ennui and The Absentee -- 7 . In Search of a Hero: Ormond -- Lady Morgan -- 8. Sentimental Patriotism: The Wild Irish Girl -- 9 . The Politics of an Irish Novel -- 10. The Houses of the West: The O'Briens and the O'Flahertys -- John Banim -- 11. Irish Peasants and English Readers -- 12. The Historical Novel -- Gerald Griffin -- 13. Tales of the Munster Festivals -- 14.. The Colleqians -- 15. The Dark Land: The Rivals and Tracy's Ambition -- William Carleton -- 16. A Pilgrim to Lough Derg and Dublin -- 17. Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry -- 18. The Dublin Years -- Conclusion -- 19. "Fiery Shorthand" -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Summary: Examines the works and careers of the principal Irish novelists of the early 19th century, including; Edgeworth, Morgan, Banim, Griffin and Carleton. Also looks at the history of the time in terms of political, social, and religious aspects.
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Weight of the Past -- 2. The Political and Social Scene -- 3 . The Nature of the Irish Novel -- Maria Edgeworth -- 4. Maria Edgeworth: The Crisis of the "Protestant Nation" -- 5. Castle Rackrent -- 6 . The Landlord as the Hero: Ennui and The Absentee -- 7 . In Search of a Hero: Ormond -- Lady Morgan -- 8. Sentimental Patriotism: The Wild Irish Girl -- 9 . The Politics of an Irish Novel -- 10. The Houses of the West: The O'Briens and the O'Flahertys -- John Banim -- 11. Irish Peasants and English Readers -- 12. The Historical Novel -- Gerald Griffin -- 13. Tales of the Munster Festivals -- 14.. The Colleqians -- 15. The Dark Land: The Rivals and Tracy's Ambition -- William Carleton -- 16. A Pilgrim to Lough Derg and Dublin -- 17. Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry -- 18. The Dublin Years -- Conclusion -- 19. "Fiery Shorthand" -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index

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Examines the works and careers of the principal Irish novelists of the early 19th century, including; Edgeworth, Morgan, Banim, Griffin and Carleton. Also looks at the history of the time in terms of political, social, and religious aspects.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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