Private histories : the writing of Irish-Americans, 1900-1935 /

Private histories : the writing of Irish-Americans, 1900-1935 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ebest, Ron, 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, [2005]
Subjects:
American literature > Irish American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Irish Americans > Intellectual life.
Irish Americans in literature.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Fathers : violent recourses
  • Mothers : "turned down hard I've been"
  • Daughters and sons : verbal massacre
  • Noel Coward and Mrs. Griffin
  • An innocent bystander of the western world
  • Septic origins
  • Sad warped sisters and battling berthas
  • Le premier pas
  • A joy and a study
  • Fences, goats, and vegetable gardens
  • Green thumb in the city
  • The fastest runner on Sixty-first Street
  • Three chairs for Mr. Murphy.