The Literature of the Irish in Britain: Autobiography and Memoir, 1725-2001

By Liam Harte

Book Overview

The first critical survey of an unjustly neglected body of literature: the autobiographies and memoirs of writers of Irish birth or background who lived and worked in Britain between 1725 and the present day. It offers a stimulating and provocative introduction to the themes, preoccupations and narrative strategies of a diverse range of writers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403949875
• ISBN13: 9781403949875
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"