Carleton's Traits and Stories and the 19th Century Anglo-Irish Tradition

Download or read book Carleton's Traits and Stories and the 19th Century Anglo-Irish Tradition written by Barbara Hayley and published by Irish Literary Studies. This book was released on 1983 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing each story from its original appearance to Carleton's last revisions, this book discusses his alterations and their relationship to the writer's changing attitudes and skills and to the literary climate in which he wrote. Some of his most startling alterations concern passages removed or rewritten to avoid offending the current religious views of his market. The text deals chronologically with each edition of the collection and an appendix contains full transcriptions of all alterations to each story. Irish Literary Studies Series No. 12.