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Frank Shovlin

Professor Frank Shovlin
B.A., M.A., M.St., D.Phil.

Contact

Fshovlin@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 794 3861

Publications

Selected publications

  1. Touchstones: John McGahern's Classical Style (Book - 2016)
  2. Journey Westward: Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival (Book - 2012)
  3. The Irish literary periodical 1923-1958 (Book - 2003)
  4. Sex, Dissent and Irish Fiction: Reading John McGahern (Chapter - 2020)
  5. Was <i>The Bell</i> Modernist? (Chapter - 2019)
  6. John McGahern's 'Image': The Genesis of an Aesthetic (Chapter - 2020)
  7. From Revolution to Republic: Magazines, Modernism and Modernity in Ireland: The Klaxon (1923), The Irish Statesman (1923-30), The Dublin Magazine (1923-58), To-Morrow (1924), Ireland To-Day (1936-8), and The Bell (1940-54) (Chapter - 2013)
  8. From Tucson to Television: Irish Reading, 1939-1969 (Chapter - 2011)
  9. The Ghost of W. B. Yeats (Journal article - 2009)
  10. John McGahern's Dublin (Book - 2021)
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2021

John McGahern's Dublin

Shovlin, F. (2021). John McGahern's Dublin. Dublin: Dublin City Libraries.

Book

2020

Essays on John McGahern: Assessing a Literary Legacy

Shovlin, F. (2020). Essays on John McGahern: Assessing a Literary Legacy. ENGLISH, 69(264), 84-86. doi:10.1093/english/efz042

DOI
10.1093/english/efz042
Journal article

John McGahern's 'Image': The Genesis of an Aesthetic

Shovlin, F. (2020). John McGahern's 'Image': The Genesis of an Aesthetic. In G. McCartney (Ed.), A Magazine of Revolution? An Exploration of The Honest Ulsterman (pp. 48-61). Derry: Royal Society of Literature.

Chapter

2019

A History of Irish Modernism

Castle, G., & Bixby, P. (Eds.) (2019). A History of Irish Modernism. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781316817193

DOI
10.1017/9781316817193
Book

2018

Frank Shovlin, John McGahern's Roscommon', in Roscommon History and Society, ed. Richie Farrell, Kieran O'Connor, Matthew Potter (Dublin: Geography Publications, 2018), pp. 775-791. ISBN: 9780906602881

Shovlin, F. (2018). Frank Shovlin, John McGahern's Roscommon', in Roscommon History and Society, ed. Richie Farrell, Kieran O'Connor, Matthew Potter (Dublin: Geography Publications, 2018), pp. 775-791. ISBN: 9780906602881. In R. Farrell, & K. O'Connor (Eds.), Roscommon History and Society (pp. 775-791). Dublin: Geography Publications.

Chapter

2016

2014

The Strong Spirit: History, Politics, and Aesthetics in the Writings of James Joyce, 1898-1915

Shovlin, F. (2014). The Strong Spirit: History, Politics, and Aesthetics in the Writings of James Joyce, 1898-1915. IRISH UNIVERSITY REVIEW, 44(2), 405-407. doi:10.3366/iur.2014.0133

DOI
10.3366/iur.2014.0133
Journal article

2013

Secular Prayers: Catholic Imagination, modern Irish writing and the case of John McGahern

Shovlin, F. (2013). Secular Prayers: Catholic Imagination, modern Irish writing and the case of John McGahern. In O. Rafferty (Ed.), Irish Catholic Identities (pp. 321-332). Manchester: Manchester University Press.

Chapter

'Glenties Abú! Brian Friel's Donegal'

Shovlin, F. (2013). 'Glenties Abú! Brian Friel's Donegal'. In S. Beattie, & J. McLaughlin (Eds.), The Atlas of Donegal (pp. 529-532). Cork: Cork University Press.

Chapter

From Revolution to Republic: Magazines, Modernism and Modernity in Ireland: The Klaxon (1923), The Irish Statesman (1923-30), The Dublin Magazine (1923-58), To-Morrow (1924), Ireland To-Day (1936-8), and The Bell (1940-54)

Shovlin, F. (2013). From Revolution to Republic: Magazines, Modernism and Modernity in Ireland: The Klaxon (1923), The Irish Statesman (1923-30), The Dublin Magazine (1923-58), To-Morrow (1924), Ireland To-Day (1936-8), and The Bell (1940-54). In P. Brooker, & A. Thacker (Eds.), The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist Magazines, Vol. I: Britain and Ireland, 1880-1955. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Chapter

2012

Journey Westward: Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival

Shovlin, F. (2012). Journey Westward. Liverpool University Press. doi:10.5949/upo9781846317705

Book

2011

From Tucson to Television: Irish Reading, 1939-1969

Shovlin, F., Hutton, C., & al, E. (2011). From Tucson to Television: Irish Reading, 1939-1969. In The Oxford History of the Irish Book, volume V. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Chapter

2010

Who Was Father Conroy?: James Joyce, William Rooney, and "The Priest of Adergool"

Shovlin, F. (2010). Who Was Father Conroy?: James Joyce, William Rooney, and "The Priest of Adergool". James Joyce Quarterly, 47(2), 255-265. doi:10.1353/jjq.2011.0010

DOI
10.1353/jjq.2011.0010
Journal article

'On the Dodge: Peadar O'Donnell in Texas'

Shovlin, F. (2010). 'On the Dodge: Peadar O'Donnell in Texas'. Donegal Annual: Journal of the Co. Donegal Historical Society., 62, 40-50.

Journal article

Modern Fiction

Shovlin, F. (2010). Modern Fiction. In D. Holdeman, & B. Levitas (Eds.), W. B. Yeats in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Chapter

2009

The Ghost of W. B. Yeats

Shovlin, F. (2009). The Ghost of W. B. Yeats. John McGahern Yearbook, 2, 42-51.

Journal article

2007

Endless stories about the distillery: Joyce, death and whiskey

Shovlin, F. (2007). Endless stories about the distillery: Joyce, death and whiskey. Joyce Studies Annual.

Journal article

2005

The struggle for form: Seán O'Faoláin's autobiographies

Shovlin, F. (2005). The struggle for form: Seán O'Faoláin's autobiographies. Yearbook of English Studies, 35(1), 161-170.

Journal article

2003

The Irish literary periodical 1923-1958

Shovlin, F. (2003). The Irish literary periodical 1923-1958. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Book

2002

The Pseudonyms of George W. Russell

Shovlin, F. (2002). The Pseudonyms of George W. Russell. Notes and Queries, 49(1), 79-80. doi:10.1093/nq/49.1.79

DOI
10.1093/nq/49.1.79
Journal article

'A Note on Punctuation in Watt'

Shovlin, F. (2002). 'A Note on Punctuation in Watt'. Journal of Beckett Studies, 11(1), 45-46.

Journal article