Ireland and the fiction of improvement /

Presenting a study of 'improving' fiction produced in Ireland in the 19th century, this work demonstrates how this pamphlet literature shaped the mainstream literary culture. It also sheds light on the work of Maria Edgeworth, Mary Leadbeater, William Carleton, Thomas Davis, J.M. Synge, W....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Connell, Helen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Temas:
1800-1899
Geschichte 1800-1900.
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > Irish authors > History and criticism.
Realism in literature.
Roman anglais > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman anglais > Auteurs irlandais > Histoire et critique.
Réalisme dans la littérature.
English fiction.
English fiction > Irish authors.
Literature.
Literatur
Realismus
Reform > Motiv
Ireland > In literature.
Irlande > Dans la littérature.
Ireland.
Irland
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the aesthetics of plainness
  • 'False refinement', plain speech and improved writing
  • Improvement and nostalgia: society schools and hedge schools
  • The silence of Irish
  • Political discipline and the rhetoric of moderation
  • The aesthetics of excess: improvement and revivalism
  • Conclusion.

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