Many contemporary Irish writers are discussed in detail in this book, including Samuel Beckett, Edna O'Brien, and John McGahern. Writers such as, Roddy Doyle, and Patrick McCabe are also placed under Imhof's microscope.
Donald Cardwell's interest in the inter-relationships between science, technology, education and society are exemplified in the selection of his studies and essays brought together here. The first section deals with the rise of scientific education in Britain, comparing it with that on the Continent. The following studies explore the development ...
This first critical introduction to one of Ireland's premier contemporary writers examines Banville's collective work to date. The author provides an in-depth consideration of each novel in terms of Banville's development and in relation to the conventions of contemporary Irish fiction, the tradition of the novel, post-modernist experimentation, ...
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