John McGahern and Modernism

John McGahern and Modernism

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Explore the covert engagement with modernist aesthetics in John McGahern's compelling work. This insightful book delves into McGahern's statements on word presence and the hard-won impersonality of art, revealing his subtle connection to modernist ideals. Richard Robinson offers intertextual interpretations of McGahern's novels and short stories, drawing parallels with literary giants like Joyce, Proust, and Beckett. Discover how McGahern's fiction conceals and reveals its modernist traces, examining themes of 'low' modernism, complex time-writing, and the relationship between cultural tradition and modernity in Ireland. Perfect for scholars of John McGahern and those interested in the enduring legacies of literary modernism. Product Summary: John McGahern and Modernism by Richard Robinson. A paperback book exploring the modernist influences in John McGahern's writing. Published in 2018, this English language edition features 272 pages and details the complex relationship between cultural tradition and modernity. Includes ISBN 9781350075122.

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