{"product_id":"9783032248411","title":"Aesthetics of Excess in Northern Irish Troubles Fiction Terror, Trauma, and Affect","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAesthetics of Excess in Northern Irish Troubles Fiction\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTerror, Trauma, and Affect\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKate Zemetis Zimmerbaum\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines a shared aesthetics of excess, and the reasons for its presence, in the works of five writers whose novels about the Troubles in Northern Ireland have been published since 1994: \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003eSeamus Deane (R\u003cem\u003eeading in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e); Eoin McNamee (\u003cem\u003eResurrection Man\u003c\/em\u003e and T\u003cem\u003ehe Ultras\u003c\/em\u003e); Ann Burns (\u003cem\u003eNo Bones, Little Constructions, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Milkman\u003c\/em\u003e); David Keenan (\u003cem\u003eFor the Good Times\u003c\/em\u003e);  and Michael Hughes (\u003cem\u003eCountry\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e. The novels under discussion express and reflect psychological trauma, present small-slice, phenomenological history to challenge and augment official records, confront the violent realities of war, and illustrate sociological aspects of identity tied to gender, class, politics, religion, and place. Overall, the book highlights how excessive elements of style and content work together to create fiction that captures the complex communal and personal emotional tolls of living through the Troubles in Northern Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKate Zemetis Zimmerbaum\u003c\/strong\u003e currently teaches English literature at the secondary school level in New Jersey, USA. She earned her D.Litt with concentrations in Literary Studies\u003cbr\u003eand Irish Studies at Drew University, USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 July 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\u003e9783032248411\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\u003e265\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46919413760140,"sku":"9783032248411","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032248411.jpg?v=1781059623","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032248411","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}