Irish Writing London Volume 1 Revival to the Second World War [Hardcover]

The presence of Irish writers is almost invisible in literary studies of London. The Irish Writing London redresses the critical deficit. A range of experts on particular Irish writers reflect on the diverse experiences and impact this immigrant group has had on the city. Such sustained attention to a location and concern of Irish writing, long passed over, opens up new terrain to not only reveal but create a history of Irish-London writing.

Alongside discussions of Wilde, Shaw, Joyce and Yeats, the writing of the political nationalist Katharine Tynan and work of Irish-Language writer ? Conaire is considered. Written by an international array of scholars, these new essays on key figures challenge the deep-seated stereotype of what constitutes the proper domain of Irish writing, producing a study that is both culturally and critically alert and a dynamic contribution to literary criticism of the city.

The first study to consider how Irish writers have regarded, reported and represented London in their fiction, drama and poetry.

Introduction: London - The Other Capital,Tom Herron\ Notes on Contributors \ Timeline \ 1. Oscar Wilde's Other London,Deagl?n ? Donghaile\ 2. W.B. Yeats and the Ghost Club,Tara Stubbs\ 3. On the pavements grey': the Suburban Paradises of W. B.Yeats and William Morris,Adrian Paterson\ 4. Shaw the Londoner: plays, politics, polemics,Michelle Paull\ 5. A world of difference: London and Ireland in the works of Kathleen Tynan,Whitney Standlee\ 6. P?draic ? Conaire's London: A Real or Imaginary Place?,P?draigin Riggs\ 7. James Joyce's Londub,Eleni Loukopoulou\ 8. Architectural London: Elizabeth Bowen in Regent's Park,Allan Hepburn\ 9. 'To be Tired of this is to Tire of Life': Louis MacNeice's London,Simon Workman\ Bibliography \ Index