Reading Irish-American Fiction: The Hyphenated Self

ISBN-13: 9781349532520 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 211 str.

Margaret Hallissy; M. Hallissy

Opis

A study of Irish-Americna characters in five novels, all published between 1989 and 1999.

Spis treści

Preface: Connections and Separations Introduction: Irish Types, American Patterns What Americans Know and How They Know It: Song What Americans Know and How They Know It: Story 'Picture Postcard Ireland': Thomas Moran's The World I Made For Her Naming the Past: Lisa Carey's The Mermaids Singing The Pain of Not Knowing: Katherine Weber's The Music Lesson Bringing Paddies Over: Alice McDermott's Charming Billy The Rage of the Dying Animal: Mary Gordon's The Other Side Conclusion: The Journey Bibliography

O autorze

MARGARET HALLISSY is Professor of English, Long Island University, USA.