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THE FORMATION OF AN IRISH LITERARY CANON IN THE...

This scholarly study of the formation of the Irish literary canon in the first half of the
twentieth century provides fascinating and often surprisinginsights into the ways in which
different educational institutions responded to the political and historical changes taking
place as Ireland moved from colonial to postcolonial status. Dr Wei H. Kao discusses not only
what was included on school and university curriculum but also writers who were excluded  in
particular women writers who appeared to interrogate a male nationalist agenda for the
representation of Ireland. Emeritus Professor C.L. Innes The writers discussed include Daniel
Corkery  J.G. Farrell  Denis Johnston  Mary Lavin  Iris Murdoch  Kate OBrien  Frank OConnor 
Liam OFlaherty  and James Plunkett.

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