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The Political Dimension of Myles Na Gcopaleen's Cruiskeen Lawn

The Political Dimension of Myles Na Gcopaleen's Cruiskeen Lawn

Asensio Peral, Germán

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Series: New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature

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ISBN10: 3032187974
ISBN13: 9783032187970
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: May 19 2026
Pages: 267
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.23 Depth: 8.32
Language: English

This book meticulously analyzes Cruiskeen Lawn, a popular column published in The Irish Times by Irish writer Myles na gCopaleen (real name Brian O'Nolan, though also known as Flann O'Brien), from 1940 to 1966. Cruiskeen Lawn was a comic literary column devoted to offering a sharp and incisive portrait of mid-twentieth century Ireland. Conscious of the historical significance of twenty-six years' worth of political commentary by a renowned intellectual figure such as O'Nolan, this book examines the total of 4,032 newspaper articles that compose Cruiskeen Lawn with a twofold aim: firstly, to understand Myles na gCopaleen's Cruiskeen Lawn as a work of political commentary and to view the column as a historical account of mid-twentieth century Ireland; and secondly, to determine O'Nolan's own political philosophy through a close reading of his opinions on the political events discussed throughout the book.

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