This book meticulously analyzes , a popular column published in by Irish writer Myles na gCopaleen (real name Brian O'Nolan, though also known as Flann O'Brien), from 1940 to 1966. was a comic literary column devoted to offering a sharp and incisive portrait of mid-twentieth century Ireland. Conscious of the historical significance of twenty-six years’ worth of political commentary by a renowned intellectual figure such as O’Nolan, this book examines the total of 4,032 newspaper articles that compose with a twofold aim: firstly, to understand Myles na gCopaleen’s as a work of political commentary and to view the column as a historical account of mid-twentieth century Ireland; and secondly, to determine O’Nolan’s own political philosophy through a close reading of his opinions on the political events discussed throughout the book.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9783032187970
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-3-032-18797-0
- Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Erscheinungstermin: 12.05.2026
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2026
- Serie: New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Seiten: 267
- Format (B x H): 148 x 210 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
