Research Catalog

Title

Lazy idle schemers : Irish modernism and the cultural politics of idleness / Gregory Dobbins.

Author

Dobbins, Gregory, 1972-

Publication

Dublin : Field Day Publications, c2010.

Holdings

Details

Description

232 p.; 25 cm.

Summary

Gregory Dobbins argues that the cultural politics of Irish modernism lie precisely in its engagement with the concept of idleness.

Series Statement

FD files ; 6

Uniform Title

Field Day files ; 6.

Subject

• English literature > History and criticism
• English literature > Themes, motives
• Ireland > Intellectual life > 20th century
• Irish literature > 20th century > History and criticism
• Irish literature > 20th century > Themes, motives
• Laziness in literature
• Leisure in literature
• Modernism (Literature) > Ireland
• Unemployed in literature

Note

• Published version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Duke University, 2002.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-223) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

• 9780946755509 (pbk.)
• 0946755507 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2010681024