{"product_id":"9783032244239","title":"Motherhood, Infertility and Vulnerability in Contemporary Irish Literature","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMotherhood, Infertility and Vulnerability in Contemporary Irish Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNuria Torres López | Alyce Corbett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Modern \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eMotherhood, Infertility and Vulnerability in Contemporary Irish Literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e brings together established and emerging scholars, alongside contributions by acclaimed Irish authors Emilie Pine and Deirdre Sullivan, to situate literary representations of motherhood within the entanglements of the nation’s transitory sociocultural terrain. Across works of fiction, life writing, memoir and more experimental prose, as well as theatre, the essays in this collection trace how contemporary Irish women writers are articulating the complexities—both individual and shared—of mothering and not mothering in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWith a particular focus on infertility and the vulnerabilities that inhere in mothering, the chapters attend to motherhood as experience, identity and institution; to not-motherhood in both its chosen and imposed forms; and to the vulnerabilities that accompany pregnancy, birthing, child-raising and caregiving. In doing so, the collection also considers how Irish authors are negotiating the lingering figure of Mother Ireland and giving voice to experiences long marked by silence and shame.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eCollectively, the volume argues that contemporary representations of motherhood in Irish literature are both rewriting cultural memory and speaking boldly to a complex present; showcasing aesthetic innovation, affective weight and transformative power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eNuria Torres López \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis Lecturer in the English Department at the University of Almeria, Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlyce Corbett\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the English Department at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 August 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\u003e9783032244239\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\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46795429609612,"sku":"9783032244239","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032244239.jpg?v=1781059623","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032244239","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}