This volume of critical essays on a diverse range of topics by an impressive line-up of emerging scholars in the broad field of Irish Studies arises out of a highly successful conference held in the Irish Film Centre in February 1999. This book presents the work of a younger generation of critics who are expanding and challenging the boundaries of Irish criticism. This is an interdisciplinary collection which contains essays on 'Politics and Revival', 'Theorizing the Novel', 'Women and Fiction', 'Imagining Northern Ireland' ...
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This volume of critical essays on a diverse range of topics by an impressive line-up of emerging scholars in the broad field of Irish Studies arises out of a highly successful conference held in the Irish Film Centre in February 1999. This book presents the work of a younger generation of critics who are expanding and challenging the boundaries of Irish criticism. This is an interdisciplinary collection which contains essays on 'Politics and Revival', 'Theorizing the Novel', 'Women and Fiction', 'Imagining Northern Ireland', 'Literary Journalism', 'Poetry and Nation'. The book not only provides a good indication of new directions in Irish Studies but also challenges the limitations of Irish criticism. Declan Kiberd provides the foreword.
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