This book meticulously analyzes Cruiskeen Lawn, a popular column published in The Irish Times by Irish writer Myles na gCopaleen (real name Brian O'Nolan, though also known as Flann O'Brien), from 1940 to 1966. Cruiskeen Lawn was a comic literary column devoted to offering a sharp and incisive portrait of mid-twentieth century Ireland. Conscious of the historical significance of twenty-six years' worth of political commentary by a renowned intellectual figure such as O'Nolan, this book examines the total of 4,032 newspaper articles that compose Cruiskeen Lawn with a twofold aim: firstly, to understand Myles na gCopaleen's Cruiskeen Lawn as a work of political commentary and to view the column as a historical account of mid-twentieth century Ireland; and secondly, to determine O'Nolan's own political philosophy through a close reading of his opinions on the political events discussed throughout the book.
| ISBN: | 9783032187970 |
| Publication date: | 17th May 2026 |
| Author: | Germán Asensio Peral |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 242 pages |
| Series: | New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Media studies: journalism Political structure and processes Communication studies Literature: history and criticism |
This book meticulously analyzes Cruiskeen Lawn, a popular column published in The Irish Times by Irish writer Myles na gCopaleen (real name Brian O'Nolan, though also known as Flann O'Brien), from 1940 to 1966. Cruiskeen Lawn was a comic literary column devoted to offering a sharp and incisive portrait of mid-twentieth century Ireland. Conscious of the historical significance of twenty-six years' worth of political commentary by a renowned intellectual figure such as O'Nolan, this book examines the total of 4,032 newspaper articles that compose Cruiskeen Lawn with a twofold aim: firstly, to understand Myles na gCopaleen's Cruiskeen Lawn as a work of political commentary and to view the column as a historical account of mid-twentieth century Ireland; and secondly, to determine O'Nolan's own political philosophy through a close reading of his opinions on the political events discussed throughout the book.
The Political Dimension of Myles Na gCopaleen's "Cruiskeen Lawn" features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Media studies: journalism, Political structure and processes, Communication studies, Literature: history and criticism
The Political Dimension of Myles Na gCopaleen's "Cruiskeen Lawn" is available in Hardback
The Political Dimension of Myles Na gCopaleen's "Cruiskeen Lawn" was written by Germán Asensio Peral and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer Nature Switzerland
The Political Dimension of Myles Na gCopaleen's "Cruiskeen Lawn" has 242 pages
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