Traditions and Difference in Contemporary Irish Short Fiction: Ireland Then and Now

By Tsung Chi (Hawk) Chang

Book Overview

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. What Matters for Women: Discovering Irish Women through Maeve Binchy's "All That Matters".- Chapter 3. Sense and Sexuality: Revisiting Lady Gregory via Colm T?ib?n.- Chapter 4. Repetition with Difference: Nostalgia in Edna O'Brien's "Shovel Kings".- Chapter 5. "A Mute Clamor for Release" Rewriting Andersen in Emma Donoghue's "The Tale of the Bird".- Chapter 6. Re-configuring Irish-ness: Tradition and Multicultural Identity Politics in Gish Jen's "Who Is Irish?".- Chapter 7. "Do You Think I'm Your Slave?" Gender and Immigration in Donal Ryan's "Eveline.- Chapter 8. Conclusion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9813343184
• ISBN13: 9789813343184
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 81 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"