An Introduction to Gaelic Fiction / / Moray Watson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Watson, Moray,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

The first guide to Gaelic fiction - covering the full expanse of the canonTracing the history of Gaelic fiction over the last century, Moray Watson looks at the work of well-known authors such as Iain Moireach, Tormod Caimbeul and Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn, as well as lesser-known authors, and focuses on the major developments that have led to the recent flourishing in Gaelic fiction publishing. Watson examines novels and novellas from Dùn-Aluinn to Dìleas Donn and Shrapnel, alongside short story collections, uncollected fiction and short fiction from magazines such as Gairm. The final chapters focus on the current state of criticism of Gaelic fiction and discuss the most recent initiatives that have sustained the viability of fiction in the Gaelic language.Key FeaturesThe only introduction to Gaelic fiction availableAnalyses all novels and novellas, all short story collections, and much of the uncollected fictionPlaces Gaelic fiction within a wider contextExamines the critical approaches taken to the fiction so far and introduces research areas that must be explored

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Origin of Gaelic Fiction -- 2 The Early Novels -- Periodical Fiction - 1952 to the Present Day -- 4 The Second Wave of Novels -- 5 Collected Stories -- 6 Contemporary Fiction -- Notes -- Primary Texts -- Bibliography -- Index