{"product_id":"the-novel-and-the-nation-9780745312156","title":"The Novel and the Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn introduction to the issues surrounding the emergence of the Irish Novel since the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An enormously stimulating book' -- Irish Democrat\u003cbr\u003e'A marvellous resource for anyone teaching Irish Studies. .Imbued with the spirit of Joyce, Smyth's detailed investigations of the dominant themes of the new Irish fiction are fruitful and provocative' -- Textual Practice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e  Part One: Theories And Histories\u003cbr\u003e  1. Theories: The birth of the nation; Cultural nationalism; Novel and nation\u003cbr\u003e  2. Forms: The author; The text; The reader\u003cbr\u003e  3. Themes: Madness and dreams; Family matters; The city and country\u003cbr\u003e  Part Two: Contemporary Irish Fiction\u003cbr\u003e  4. Roddy Doyle and the New Irish Fiction: Roddy Doyle, Dermot Bolger, Patrick McCabe, Kathleen Ferguson, Mary Morrissey, Lia Mills\u003cbr\u003e  5. The Novel and the North: Deirdre Madden, Eoin McNamee, Colin Bateman, Glenn Pattterson,Robert MacLiam Wilson, Mary Beckett, Eugene McCabe, Kate O'Riordan\u003cbr\u003e  6. Borderlands: James Ryan, Joseph O Connor, Desmond Hogan, Emma Donoghue, Tom Lennon,  Eilís Ní Dhuibhne, Richard Kearney, John McGahern\u003cbr\u003e  Interview with Roddy Doyle\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404280897879,"sku":"9780745312156","price":24.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-novel-and-the-nation-9780745312156","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}