
The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First-Century Irish Writing
- 496 pages
- English
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The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First-Century Irish Writing
About this book
This Companion brings together leading scholars in the field of Irish studies to explore the significance of twenty-first century Irish writing and its flourishing popularity worldwide. Focusing on Irish writing published or performed in the 21st-century, this volume explores genres, modes, and styles of writing that are current, relevant, and distinctive in today's classrooms. Examining a host of innovative, key writers, including Sally Rooney, Marion Keyes, Sebastian Barry, Paul Howard, Claire Kilroy, Micheal O'Siadhail, Donal Ryan, Marina Carr, Enda Walsh, Martin McDonagh, Colette Bryce, Leanne Quinn, Sinéad Morrissey, Paula Meehan, Ailbhe Nà Ghearbhuigh, and Doireann Ni GhrÃofa. This text investigates the socio-cultural and theoretical contexts of their aesthetic achievements and innovations. Furthermore, The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First Century Irish Writing traces the expansion of Irish writing, offering fresh insight to Irish identities across the boundaries of race, class, and gender. With its distinctive contemporary contexts and comprehensive scope, this multifaceted volume provides the first significant literary history of 21st century Irish literature.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Contributors
- Introduction: Twenty-First-Century Irish Writing – The New and the Now
- PART I Narrative ImaginingsBetween Ideology and Resistance
- PART II A Poetics of the Unfinished and the Transformative
- PART III Theatrical Engagements and Critiques
- PART IV New Voices, New Forms, New Modes of Material Production
- Index