The Irish Story by Foster
An analysis of Ireland's oral culture describes traditions in storytelling through a series of narratives that reveal how the country's history has been adapted for political and sentimental purposes, critiquing the works of famous writers and discussing key historical moments. (Literature).Roy Foster was born in Waterford, Ireland, in 1949 and educated in Ireland and in the United States. A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, where he was a Foundation Scholar in History, he subsequently became Professor of Modern British History at Birkbeck College, University of London, as well as
holding visiting fellowships at St Anthony's College, Oxford, the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton, and Princeton University. In 1991 he became the first Carroll Professor of Irish History at the University of Oxford and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy since 1989. His previous
books include Charles Stewart Parnell: The Man and His Family (1976), Lord Randolph Churchill: A Political Life (1981), Modern Ireland 1600-1972 (1988), The Sub-Prefect Should Have Held His Tongue: Selected Essays of Hubert Butler (1990), Paddy and Mr Punch: Connections in Irish and English History
(1993), and W. B. Yeats: The Apprentice Mage Vol. I (1997).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195159028 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195159020 |
| Title | The Irish Story |
| Author | Foster |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2002-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 281 |
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