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The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First-Century Irish Writing

The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First-Century Irish Writing

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Literature Companions

Literary CriticismPoetry CriticismTheater History

ISBN10: 1032304960
ISBN13: 9781032304960
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 20 2024
Pages: 466
Weight: 2.32
Height: 1.06 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

This Companion brings together leading scholars in the field of Irish studies to explore the significance of twenty-first-century Irish writing and its flourishing popularity worldwide. Focusing on Irish writing published or performed in the twenty-first century, this volume explores genres, modes and styles of writing that are current, relevant and distinctive in today's classrooms. Examining a host of innovative, key writers, including Sally Rooney, Marion Keyes, Sebastian Barry, Paul Howard, Claire Kilroy, Micheal O'Siadhail, Donal Ryan, Marina Carr, Enda Walsh, Martin McDonagh, Colette Bryce, Leanne Quinn, Sinéad Morrissey, Paula Meehan, Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh and Doireann Ni Ghríofa. This text investigates the sociocultural and theoretical contexts of their aesthetic achievements and innovations. Furthermore, The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First-Century Irish Writing traces the expansion of Irish writing, offering fresh insight to Irish identities across the boundaries of race, class and gender. With its distinctive contemporary focus and comprehensive scope, this multifaceted volume provides the first significant literary history of twenty-first-century Irish literature.

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