Sean O'Faolain's Irish Vision
Author | : Richard Bonaccorso |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0887065368 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780887065361 |
Rating | : 4/5 (361 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sean O'Faolain's Irish Vision by : Richard Bonaccorso
Download or read book Sean O'Faolain's Irish Vision written by Richard Bonaccorso and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the personality, cultural inheritance, social commentary, literary art, and representative qualities of Sean O'Faolain, dean of modern Irish literature. It updates O'Faolain's significance as a world-class writer and reinterprets his career of over fifty years from a universalist perspective. It also explores O'Faolain's vital relationship with his native culture, conceiving him as representative Irish writer, self-conscious Irishman and Irish citizen-of-the-world.