Literature and the Irish famine, 1845-1919 / Melissa Fegan Hardcover - 2002

Oxford New York: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press, 2002. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 281 pages: illustrations; 23 cm. Contents: Faction: the historiography of the Great Famine -- War of words: the Famine in The Times and The Nation -- Victims and voyeurs: travelling in Famine Ireland -- The immigrant's evasion: the subtext of Trollope's 'Famine' novels -- William Carleton in retrospect: the Irish prophecy man -- 'A ghastly spectral army': history, identity, and the visionary poet -- The black stream: politics and proselytism in second-generation Famine novels. Subjects: Trollope, Anthony 1815-1882 Knowledge Ireland. Famine (Ireland: 1845-1852). English literature Irish authors History and criticism. Famines in literature. Literature and history Ireland History 19th century. Literature and history Ireland History 20th century. English literature Irish authors. Famines in literature. Historiography. Literature. Literature and history. Literature and society Ireland. British literature 19th century History and criticism. Irish literature, 19th century, History and criticism. Genre: History. Illustrated.