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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

Research outputs

Selected research outputs

  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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2026

GROWING UP: JOHN MCGAHERN AND THE LITERARY MAGAZINE

Shovlin, F. (2026). GROWING UP: JOHN MCGAHERN AND THE LITERARY MAGAZINE. In Edinburgh Companion to Irish Literature and Periodical Culture (pp. 371-382).

Chapter

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 joyce, dubliners and the literary revival. 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