Folklore And The Fantastic In Twelve Modern Irish Novels, Vol. 76
Ireland has a rich mythological tradition that stretches back for centuries, and much of this folklore tells tales of the fantastic. During the Irish Renaissance, authors such as William Butler Yeats and Lady Gregory resurrected Irish folklore in their literary and dramatic works, thus restoring the popularity of Irish myth and legend. Since the Irish Renaissance, many Irish authors have continued to incorporate Celtic folklore in their novels. This book examines how various conventions from...
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A study of how James Joyce, Darrell Figgis, Flann O'Brien, and other modern Irish writers incorporated Celtic myth and folklore in their novels.BooknewsShows how novelists raised in an oral tradition and exposed to scholar research turned elements from myth and folklore to their own purposes, freely blended motifs from assorted fantasy writing, imitated plot devices in political or religious satire, and otherwise recycled material from the Irish culture. Examines the work of James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, Mervy Hall, Darrell Figgis, Eimar O'Duffy, and James Stephens. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
1A Popular Culture: Irish Folklore and the Modern Irish Novel12Ulysses and Celtic Parallels253Finnegans Wake: Imitating Sources594Flann O'Brien: At Swim-Two-Birds, The Third Policeman - Temporal and Spatial Incongruities835Mervyn Wall and Darrell Figgis: The Fursey Novels and The Return of the Hero996Eimar O'Duffy: A Satirical Trilogy1157James Stephens: The Crock of Gold and The Demi-Gods137Conclusion151Selected Bibliography155Index163
\ BooknewsShows how novelists raised in an oral tradition and exposed to scholar research turned elements from myth and folklore to their own purposes, freely blended motifs from assorted fantasy writing, imitated plot devices in political or religious satire, and otherwise recycled material from the Irish culture. Examines the work of James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, Mervy Hall, Darrell Figgis, Eimar O'Duffy, and James Stephens. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
