{"product_id":"2026200010413-secondhand-synge-and-anglo-irish-literature","title":"Synge And Anglo-Irish Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the Irish Literary Revival stands a figure as turbulent and transformative as the land that inspired him — J.M. Synge, playwright and poet, whose unflinching portrayal of Irish peasant life ignited both admiration and fierce controversy. Daniel Corkery's landmark critical study argues that Synge's genius cannot be understood in isolation from the cultural and political tensions of Anglo-Irish literature as a whole, presenting a rigorous examination of what it truly means to write from — and about — Ireland. Corkery draws sharp distinctions between those writers who authentically inhabit the Irish experience and those who observe it as colonial outsiders, a thesis that remains as provocative today as when it was first published.\n\nWritten with passionate conviction and scholarly precision, this work stands as one of the most influential — and contested — pieces of Irish literary criticism of the twentieth century. Corkery's prose is forceful and unapologetic, his arguments cut to the bone of national identity, artistic legitimacy, and cultural belonging. For anyone seeking to understand the intellectual climate that shaped modern Irish literature, this volume is an essential, illuminating, and deeply challenging encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130665378011,"sku":"2026200010413-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4fbdd1cb-71c0-4664-a7d5-00041f82d2d0.png?v=1786588207","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010413-secondhand-synge-and-anglo-irish-literature","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}