Representations of Loss in Irish Literature

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Flynn, Deirdre (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), O'Brien, Eugene (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature
• Subjects: British literature.; Literature, Modern-20th century.; Literature, Modern-21st century.; Poetry.; Fiction.; British and Irish Literature.; Contemporary Literature.; Twentieth-Century Literature.; Poetry and Poetics.

This is the first book on Irish literature to focus on the theme of loss, and how it is represented in Irish writing. It focuses on how literature is ideally suited to expressions and understanding of the nature of loss, given its ability to access and express emotions, sensations, feelings, and the...