Irish writing London. Volume 1, Revival to the Second World War

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FC; Half title; Bloomsbury Studies in the City; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgement; Notes on Contributors; Timeline; Introduction: London -- The Other Capital; Tom Herron; 1 Oscar Wilde's Other London; Deaglán Ó Donghaile; 2 W.B. Yeats and the Ghost Club; Tara Stubbs; 3 'On the Pavements Grey': The Suburban Paradises of W.B. Yeats and William Morris; Adrian Paterson; 4 Shaw the Londoner: Politics, Polemics and Mrs Warren's Profession; Michelle C. Paull; 5 'A World of Difference': London and Ireland in the Works of Katharine Tynan; Whitney Standlee.;The presence of Irish writers is almost invisible in literary studies of London. The Irish Writing London redresses the critical deficit. A range of experts on particular Irish writers reflect on the diverse experiences and impact this immigrant group has had on the city. Such sustained attention to a location and concern of Irish writing, long passed over, opens up new terrain to not only reveal but create a history of Irish-London writing. Alongside discussions of Wilde, Shaw, Joyce and Yeats, the writing of the political nationalist Katharine Tynan and work of Irish-Language writer Ó Conair. FC Half title Bloomsbury Studies in the City Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgement Notes on Contributors Timeline Introduction: London -- The Other Capital Tom Herron 1 Oscar Wilde's Other London Deaglán Ó Donghaile 2 W.B. Yeats and the Ghost Club Tara Stubbs 3 'On the Pavements Grey': The Suburban Paradises of W.B. Yeats and William Morris Adrian Paterson 4 Shaw the Londoner: Politics, Polemics and Mrs Warren's Profession Michelle C. Paull 5 'A World of Difference': London and Ireland in the Works of Katharine Tynan Whitney Standlee. 6 Pádraic Ó Conaire's London -- A Real or an Imaginary Place?Pádraigín Riggs 7 James Joyce's 'Londub' Eleni Loukopoulou 8 Architectural London: Elizabeth Bowen in Regent's Park Allan Hepburn 9 'To be Tired of this is to Tire of Life': Louis MacNeice's London Simon Workman Bibliography Index.