The Irish Novelists 1800-1850 / / Thomas Flanagan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Flanagan, Thomas,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1958]; ©1958
• Year of Publication: 1958
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1. The Weight of the Past --; 2. The Political and Social Scene --; 3 . The Nature of the Irish Novel --; Maria Edgeworth --; 4. Maria Edgeworth: The Crisis of the "Protestant Nation" --; 5. Castle Rackrent --; 6 . The Landlord as the Hero: Ennui and The Absentee --; 7 . In Search of a Hero: Ormond --; Lady Morgan --; 8. Sentimental Patriotism: The Wild Irish Girl --; 9 . The Politics of an Irish Novel --; 10. The Houses of the West: The O'Briens and the O'Flahertys --; John Banim --; 11. Irish Peasants and English Readers --; 12. The Historical Novel --; Gerald Griffin --; 13. Tales of the Munster Festivals --; 14.. The Colleqians --; 15. The Dark Land: The Rivals and Tracy's Ambition --; William Carleton --; 16. A Pilgrim to Lough Derg and Dublin --; 17. Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry --; 18. The Dublin Years --; Conclusion --; 19. "Fiery Shorthand" --; Bibliography --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231894791; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/flan93656
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Thomas Flanagan.

Examines the works and careers of the principal Irish novelists of the early 19th century, including; Edgeworth, Morgan, Banim, Griffin and Carleton. Also looks at the history of the time in terms of political, social, and religious aspects.