{"product_id":"flann-obrien-modernism-julian-murphet-9781623568504","title":"Flann O'Brien \u0026 Modernism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlann O'Brien \u0026amp; Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e brings a much-needed refreshment to the state of scholarship on this increasingly recognised but still widely misunderstood 'second generation' modernist. Rather than construe him as a postmodernist, it correctly locates O'Brien's work as the product of a late modernist sensibility and cultural context. Similarly, while there should be no doubt of his Irishness, and his profound debts to Irish language, history and culture, this collection seeks to understand O'Brien's nationally sensitive achievement as the work of an internationalist whose preoccupations reflect global modernist trends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe distinct themes and concerns tracked in \u003ci\u003eFlann O'Brien \u0026amp; Modernism \u003c\/i\u003einclude characterization in branching narrative forms; the ethics and paradoxes of naming; parody and homage; lies and deception; theatricality; sexuality; technology and transport; and the inevitable matter of drink and intoxication. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaken together, these specific topics construct a mosaic image of O'Brien as an exemplary modernist auteur, abreast of all the most salient philosophical and technical concerns affecting literary production in the period immediately before and after World War Two.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julian Murphet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623568501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623568504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Julian Murphet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485684609279,"sku":"9781623568504","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1123a612-cb76-4ef6-9afd-0f54fafcf555.jpg?v=1778050880","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flann-obrien-modernism-julian-murphet-9781623568504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}