Writing Ireland's Working Class [electronic resource] : Dublin After O'Casey /
Pierse, Michael.author.
Exploring writing of working-class Dublin after Seán O'Casey, this book breaks new ground in Irish Studies, unearthing submerged narratives of class in Irish life. Examining how working-class identity is depicted by authors like Brendan Behan and Roddy Doyle, it discusses how this hidden, urban Ireland has appeared in the country's literature.
Description based upon print version of record.
Coverpage; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The Shadow of Seàn: O'Casey, Commitment and the Literature of Dublin's Working Class; 2 Angry Young Men: Class Injuries and Masculinity; 3 From Rocking the Cradle to Rocking the System: Writing Working-Class Women; 4 Industry and the City: Workers in Struggle; 5 Prison Stories: Writing Dublin at its Limits; 6 Return of the Oppressed: Sexual Repression, Culture and Class; 7 Revising the Revolution: Roddy Doyle's A Star Called Henry, Historiography, Politics and Proletarian Consciousness; Conclusion; Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exploring writing of working-class Dublin after Seán O'Casey, this book breaks new ground in Irish Studies, unearthing submerged narratives of class in Irish life. Examining how working-class identity is depicted by authors like Brendan Behan and Roddy Doyle, it discusses how this hidden, urban Ireland has appeared in the country's literature.
Literature—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
British literature.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Great Britain—History.
Fiction.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
British and Irish Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Fiction.