{"product_id":"teaching-john-mcgaherns-the-dark-paperback-softback-9780815611783","title":"Teaching John McGahern's the Dark (Paperback \/ softback) 9780815611783","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTeaching John McGahern's the Dark\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnna Teekell (Edited by), Ellen Scheible (Edited by), Barry Houlihan (Contributions by), Enda Duffy (Contributions by), Frank Shovlin (Contributions by), Kathleen Costello-Sullivan (Contributions by), Anna Teekell (Edited by), Ellen Scheible (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780815611783\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e98 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm, 0.183 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Original and very much needed, given the relevance of this novel in the Irish literary canon. (Marisol Morales-Ladrón, coeditor of Deirdre Madden: New Critical Essays) This timely new edition . . . equips educators and students to understand, discuss, and address those forms of abuse that flourish under conditions of silence.\" —Margot Gayle Backus, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Child Sex Scandal and Modern Irish Literature: Writing the Unspeakable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeaching John McGahern's The Dark \u003c\/i\u003eprovide an indispensable companion to the classic Irish novel. With an introduction aimed at first-time readers and four critical essays, this edition guides readers through the novel’s famously controversial history. While \u003ci\u003eThe Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewas initially banned in Ireland for obscenity, scholars now demonstrate that McGahern’s novel of adolescence is not obscene, but revelatory, exposing the corruption underlying authority structures in mid-century Ireland—from the family to the church, to the government’s willingness to ignore national and communal trauma. \u003ci\u003eThe Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of alarming brutality, surprising tenderness, and poetic lyricism; a reflection of Irish society that maintains historical significance as contemporary Ireland continues to build its national identity. An invaluable resource, this edition gives students and scholars a rich source of contextualizing material to address the themes and significance of McGahern’s complex novel.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Seeing in the Dark, Anna Teekell \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. \"The Four-Letter Word\": \u003ci\u003eCensorship and \"The Dark, \u003c\/i\u003e\"Frank Shovlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Documenting The Dark: John McGahern and the Archive, Barry Houlihan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. A Very Special Violence: \u003ci\u003eJohn McGahern’s Biopolitical Novel,\u003c\/i\u003e Enda Duffy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Reading Trauma in The Dark, Kathleen Costello-Sullivan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574221107480,"sku":"9780815611783","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/teaching-john-mcgaherns-the-dark-paperback-softback-9780815611783","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}