Description
Product ID: | 9780199583140 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Oxford Books of Prose & Verse |
Title: | The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories |
Authors: | Author: William Trevor |
Page Count: | 592 |
Subjects: | Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Short stories, Short stories |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Ireland has always been a nation of story-tellers. This magnificent anthology chronicles the development of a rich literary tradition, from the earliest folk-tales to James Joyce, Liam O'Flaherty, and the rising stars of the new generation. Ireland has long been a nation of story-tellers. What began as a lively form of entertainment has grown into an unrivalled literary genre. Although Ireland may mourn the loss of the seanchaí, the old hearthside story-teller, the Irish art of story-telling is by no means lost. This varied anthology traces the development of the Irish short story from the early folk-tales of the oral tradition through Oliver Goldsmith, Maria Edgeworth, James Joyce, and Liam O''Flaherty, and on to the rising stars of the modern generation, such as Bernard Mac Laverty and Desmond Hogan. |
Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2010-03-18 |