No Bland Facility

by Connolly, Peter; Murphy, James H.

• ISBN13: 9780861403158
• ISBN10: 0861403150
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-08-01
• Publisher: Colin Smythe Ltd

Summary

Connolly greatly influenced recent Irish thought and policy. As the only selection of his writing available, this offers a unique overview of his work. An excellent reference for Anglo-Irish scholars and those interested in Irish sociology.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction	p. 1
Acknowledgements	p. 34
Peter Connolly Remembered
The Sun Also Rises	p. 37
Parting Words	p. 39
He Stays in Our Memories	p. 41
Heart in Pilgrimage	p. 44
Damson Wine	p. 51
Selected Writings of Peter Connolly
The Bounds of Censorship
Censorship	p. 57
The Moralists and the Obscene	p. 86
Thoughts after Longford	p. 103
Literature and Religion
The Priest in Modern Irish Fiction	p. 119
W.B. Yeats: 'the unchristened heart'	p. 139
God in Modern Literature	p. 155
Tragedy	p. 171
Church and Society
The Church in Ireland since Vatican II	p. 191
Reviews
A Catholic Novel?	p. 209
Thye Hungry Grass by Richard Power	p. 213
The Balcony of Europe by Aidan Higgins	p. 218
Note on Contributors	p. 221
Notes	p. 222
Index	p. 229
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