Form, Affect and Debt in Post-Celtic Tiger Irish Fiction: Ireland in Crisis
Based on readings of some of the leading literary voices in contemporary Irish writing, this book explores how these authors have engaged with the events of Ireland's recent economic 'boom' and the demise of the Celtic Tiger period, and how they have portrayed the widespread and contrasting aftermaths. Drawing upon economic literary criticism, affect theory in relation to shame and guilt, and the philosophy of debt, this book offers an entirely original suit of perspectives on both established and emerging authors. Through analyses of the work of writers including Donal Ryan, Anne Haverty, Claire Kilroy, Dermot Bolger, Deirdre Madden, Chris Binchy, Peter Cunningham, Justin Quinn, and Paul Murray, author Eóin Flannery illuminates their formal and thematic concerns.
Dr Eoin Flannery (Lecturer in English Literature, University of Limerick, Ireland)
- Bloomsbury Academic
- 9781350302204
- 256 pages
- Paperback
- United Kingdom
- Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
