The Contemporary Irish Historical Novel, 2000-2016

Authors

  • Camila Franco Batista University of São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v19i1.3498

Abstract

My research aims at building a study of the contemporary Irish historical novel, contemplating works published between 2000 and 2016. The corpus consists of novels by celebrated authors such as Joseph O’Connor, Sebastian Barry, Nuala O’Connor, Jamie O’Neill, Mary Morrissy, and Lia Mills. The study aims at demostrating that contemporary novels have moved away from the Walter Scott’s model, representing not only past national struggles but also transnational historical relations between Ireland and the United States. This article will discuss how contemporary Irish historical novels intertwine the past and the present by critically examining past and contemporary social, political, cultural, and literary issues, such as gender, social and racial discrimination, and emigration.

Author Biography

  • Camila Franco Batista, University of São Paulo

    Camila Franco Batista is a Substitute Lecturer of English at the Federal University of Paraná. She holds a Master Degree in Linguistic and Literary Studies in English from the University of Sao Paulo (2015) on Roddy Doyle’s novel A Star Called Henry (1999). She is a member of the Brazilian Association of Irish Studies (ABEI) and she works on Irish contemporary fiction and the Irish historical novel. Ph.D. candidate in Irish Studies at the University of São Paulo.

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Published

2017-11-17

Issue

Vol. 19 (2017): ABEI Journal 19

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Batista, C. F. (2017). The Contemporary Irish Historical Novel, 2000-2016. ABEI Journal, 19, 43-47. https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v19i1.3498