The Rogue Narrative and Irish Fiction, 1660-1790

by Joe Lines

Book Overview

With characteristic lawlessness and connection to the common man, the figure of the rogue commanded the world of Irish fiction from 1660 to 1790. During this period of development for the Irish novel, this archetypal figure appears over and over again. Early Irish fiction combined the picaresque genre, focusing on a cunning, witty trickster or p?caro, with the escapades of real and notorious criminals. On the one hand, such rogue tales exemplified...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815637144
• ISBN13: 9780815637141
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.7" x 9.0"