Trauma and History in the Irish Novel
Author | : R. Garratt |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-11-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 0230250300 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780230250307 |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Download or read book Trauma and History in the Irish Novel written by R. Garratt and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the widespread treatment of traumatic memory in Irish fiction of the past thirty-five years. It focuses on both trauma fiction and the historical novel, and the way certain novelists looked to early events in twentieth century Irish history to engage the recent political violence in Northern Ireland beginning in 1969.