Norah Hoult’s ‘Poor Women!’

A Critical Edition

Kathleen P Costello-Sullivan editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Anthem Press

Published:1st Dec '16

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Introduces Norah Hoult’s (1898–1984) short story collection ‘Poor Women!’ to a new generation of readers

"Norah Hoult's 'Poor Women!'': A Critical Edition" reintroduces a significant yet critically-neglected 20th-century Irish author. Hoult's stories capture the restrictions imposed on women by society and its institutions. Often compared to writers such as Sean O'Faolain, Frank O'Connor, Kate O'Brien and Edna O'Brien, her work also shares characteristics with James Joyce and Mary Lavin.

Irish author (Eleanor) Norah Hoult (1898–1984) travelled in prominent literary circles and corresponded actively with some of the leading Irish authors of the early twentieth century, including James Stephens, Brigid Brophy, Sean O’Casey and Sean O’Faolain. Despite her reputation and a forty-four year publishing career, Hoult’s oeuvre remains surprisingly neglected. This edition seeks to rectify that critical oversight by introducing Hoult’s short story collection ‘Poor Women!’ to a new generation of readers. Hoult is often compared to writers such as Kate O’Brien and Edna O’Brien for her representations of the oppressive facets of Catholicism. Less explored is her engagement with emotional paralysis and her detailed representations of widowhood and urban settings, inviting comparison to literary giants James Joyce and Mary Lavin. These similarities offer venues for further study.

ISBN: 9781783085880

Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 26mm

Weight: 454g

210 pages

critical edition/reprint