{"product_id":"9783032187970","title":"The Political Dimension of Myles na gCopaleen’s Cruiskeen Lawn","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Political Dimension of Myles na gCopaleen’s Cruiskeen Lawn\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGermán Asensio Peral\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Modern \/ 20th Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book meticulously analyzes \u003cem\u003eCruiskeen Lawn\u003c\/em\u003e, a popular column published in \u003cem\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/em\u003e by Irish writer Myles na gCopaleen (real name Brian O'Nolan, though also known as Flann O'Brien), from 1940 to 1966. \u003cem\u003eCruiskeen Lawn\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eCruiskeen Lawn\u003c\/em\u003e with a twofold aim: firstly, to understand Myles na gCopaleen’s \u003cem\u003eCruiskeen Lawn\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermán Asensio Peral\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lecturer in the Department of Philology at University of Almeria,  Spain, where he teaches courses on 16th-century, 19th-century, and 20th-century literature, as well as introductory courses on general and applied linguistics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032187970\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e267\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45937858052236,"sku":"9783032187970","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032187970.jpg?v=1781059621","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032187970","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}