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

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 The Bell 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 (Book)

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

2020

John McGahern's 'Image': The Genesis of an Aesthetic (Chapter)

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.

Sex, Dissent and Irish Fiction: Reading John McGahern (Chapter)

Shovlin, F. (2020). Sex, Dissent and Irish Fiction: Reading John McGahern. In E. Patten (Ed.), Irish Literature in Transition, 1940-1980 (Vol. V, pp. 185-200). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108616348.012

DOI: 10.1017/9781108616348.012

2019

A History of Irish Modernism (Book)

A History of Irish Modernism (2019). . Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781316817193

DOI: 10.1017/9781316817193

Was The Bell Modernist? (Chapter)

Shovlin, F. (2019). Was The Bell Modernist?. In A History of Irish Modernism (pp. 364-378). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781316817193.022

DOI: 10.1017/9781316817193.022

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 (Chapter)

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.

2016

Touchstones: John McGahern's Classical Style (Book)

Shovlin, F. (2016). Touchstones: John McGahern's Classical Style. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.

2013

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

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.

'Glenties Abú! Brian Friel's Donegal' (Chapter)

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.

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)

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.

2012

Journey Westward: Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival (Book)

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

2011

From Tucson to Television: Irish Reading, 1939-1969 (Chapter)

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.

2010

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

Shovlin, F. (2011). 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

'On the Dodge: Peadar O'Donnell in Texas' (Journal article)

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

Modern Fiction (Chapter)

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

2009

The Ghost of W. B. Yeats (Journal article)

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

2007

Endless stories about the distillery: Joyce, death and whiskey (Journal article)

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

2005

The struggle for form: Seán O'Faoláin's autobiographies (Journal article)

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

2003

The Irish literary periodical 1923-1958 (Book)

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

2002

The Pseudonyms of George W. Russell (Journal article)

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

'A Note on Punctuation in Watt' (Journal article)

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