Private histories : the writing of Irish-Americans, 1900-1935 /
by Ron Ebest.
- Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press,
- xi, 319 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-316) and index.
Fathers : violent recourses -- Mothers : "turned down hard I've been" -- Daughters and sons : verbal massacre -- Noel Coward and Mrs. Griffin -- An innocent bystander of the western world -- Septic origins -- Craig's wife -- Sad warped Sisters and Battling Berthas -- Le premier pas -- A joy and a study -- Fences, goats, and vegetable gardens -- Green thumb in the city -- The fastest runner on Sixty-first Street -- Three chairs for Mr. Murphy.
This book is a complete literary history of the American Irish during the first part of the twentieth century. -- Publisher description.
0268027714 9780268027711 0268027722 9780268027728
2005022323
GBA572895 bnb
Geschichte 1900-1935 1900-1999
American literature--Irish American authors--History and criticism. American literature--History and criticism.--20th century Irish Americans--Intellectual life. Irish Americans in literature. ----Histoire et critique. --Histoire et critique.-- --Vie intellectuelle. American literature. American literature--Irish American authors. Irish Americans in literature. Irish Americans--Intellectual life. Literatur.