Finley Peter Dunne & Mr. Dooley : the Chicago years /

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Finley Peter Dunne, American journalist and humorist, is justly famous for his creation of Mr. Dooley, the Chicago Irish barkeep whose weekly commentary on national politics, war, and human nature kept Americans chuckling over their newspapers for nearly two decades at the beginning of this century....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fanning, Charles
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015], ©1978.
Subjects:
Dunne, Finley Peter, > 1867-1936 > Criticism and interpretation.
Dunne, Finley Peter, > 1867-1936
Dooley, Mr. (Fictitious character)
Irish Americans in literature.
Américains d'origine irlandaise dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Irish Americans in literature
Literature
Chicago (Ill.) > In literature.
Illinois > Chicago
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. CHICAGO BACKGROUNDS The Genesis of Mr. Dooley; 2. MR. DOOLEY IN BRIDGEPORT The Creation of a Community; 3. MR. DOOLEY IN BRIDGEPORT The Dissolution of a Community; 4. THE IRISH IN AMERICAN POLITICS The View from Archer Avenue; Illustrations; 5. CATHLEEN NI HOULIHAN IN CHICAGO Dunne & Irish-American Nationalism; 6. FROM BRIDGEPORT TO MANILA Mr. Dooley Becomes a National Sage; 7. CONCLUSION; Appendix: An Annotated Chronology of Dunne's Dialect Pieces in the Chicago Evening Post; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T.

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