The Irish Bildungsroman
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This book offers a comprehensive study of the Irish Bildungsroman, tracing its evolution from the Act of Union to the present day.
It examines how Irish writers adapted this genre to reflect the unique challenges of a colonial and postcolonial society.
The book explores diverse narrative strategies used to depict personal formation within a nation fractured by religious, class, gender, and ethnic divisions.
It is divided into three sections, each focusing on a distinct historical period and thematic concerns.
The book ultimately reveals the rich vein of self-reflexive writing that creatively reworked the genre to expose the fault lines of liberal humanism and imagine new modes of selfhood.
It examines how Irish writers adapted this genre to reflect the unique challenges of a colonial and postcolonial society.
The book explores diverse narrative strategies used to depict personal formation within a nation fractured by religious, class, gender, and ethnic divisions.
It is divided into three sections, each focusing on a distinct historical period and thematic concerns.
The book ultimately reveals the rich vein of self-reflexive writing that creatively reworked the genre to expose the fault lines of liberal humanism and imagine new modes of selfhood.
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Edited by Gregory Castle , Sarah L. Townsend , and Matthew L. Resnicek to explore the Irish Bildungsroman from various perspectives.
Gregory Castle et al., "The Irish Bildungsroman" (Syracuse UP, 2025)
