Representing the Troubles in Irish Short FictionCatholic University of America Press, 1 mei 2004 - 256 pagina's Representing the Troubles in Irish Short Fiction offers a comprehensive examination of Irish short stories written over the last eighty years that have treated the Troubles, Ireland's intractable conflict that arose out of its relationship to England. |
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Pagina 73
... response condemning the characters , and they thereby raise significant moral questions about the use of violence and brutality in the name of idealism . The reader of " Civil War " and " The Sniper " may be temporari- ly stunned by the ...
... response condemning the characters , and they thereby raise significant moral questions about the use of violence and brutality in the name of idealism . The reader of " Civil War " and " The Sniper " may be temporari- ly stunned by the ...
Pagina 103
... responses to the television , the responses must constitute a regular ritual . Tom's an- guish is apparently her satisfaction for what he has done . The story ends with another kind of ironic betrayal . As Cathal and Paddy leave , the ...
... responses to the television , the responses must constitute a regular ritual . Tom's an- guish is apparently her satisfaction for what he has done . The story ends with another kind of ironic betrayal . As Cathal and Paddy leave , the ...
Pagina 157
... response to O'Briain's insensi- tivity is Emily's pointed question , “ Is bombing babies in prams north and south a permissible means to this end ? " - to which he blithely an- swers : " Regrettable but inevitable , my treasure " ( AQ ...
... response to O'Briain's insensi- tivity is Emily's pointed question , “ Is bombing babies in prams north and south a permissible means to this end ? " - to which he blithely an- swers : " Regrettable but inevitable , my treasure " ( AQ ...
Inhoudsopgave
The Quest for an Irish Nation | 16 |
The Naturalistic Story | 55 |
Humor and Satire | 84 |
Copyright | |
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