Terror and Irish Modernism: The Gothic Tradition from Burke to Beckett

Exploring the interplay of gender and literary form, the book delves into modern Irish fiction's roots within the Gothic genre, particularly focusing on masculine gender anxiety. Jim Hansen reinterprets works by notable authors such as Maria Edgeworth, Oscar Wilde, and James Joyce, framing them within the Irish Gothic tradition. He highlights how this tradition transforms narratives of female confinement into tales of confined male protagonists, linking this gender disorientation to the evolution of modern Irish political identity.