Narratives of class in new Irish and Scottish literature : from Joyce to Kelman, Doyle, Galloway, and McNamee /

Narratives of class in new Irish and Scottish literature :

from Joyce to Kelman, Doyle, Galloway, and McNamee /
Mary M. McGlynn.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: McGlynn, Mary M., 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:New directions in Irish and Irish American literature
Subjects:
Doyle, Roddy, > 1958- > Criticism and interpretation
Kelman, James, > 1946- > Criticism and interpretation
Galloway, Janice > Criticism and interpretation
McNamee, Eoin, > 1961- > Criticism and interpretation
English fiction > Irish authors > History and criticism.
English fiction > Scottish authors > History and criticism.
Working class in literature.
Sociolinguistics in literature.
Working class > Language.
National characteristics, Scottish, in literature.
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-231) and index.

Physical description: x, 236 p. ; 22 cm.

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ISBN:0230602851
9780230602854
Table of Contents:
Introduction: the poor mouth
"Ye've no to wander" : James Kelman's vernacular spaces
Barrytown Irish : location, language, and class in Roddy Doyle's early novels
"Make out it's not unnatural at all" : Janice Galloway's mother tongue
Eoin McNamee's local language.

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