Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- Touchstones: John McGahern's Classical Style (Book - 2016)
- Journey Westward: Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival (Book - 2012)
- The Irish literary periodical 1923-1958 (Book - 2003)
- Sex, Dissent and Irish Fiction: Reading John McGahern (Chapter - 2020)
- Was the bell modernist? (Chapter - 2019)
- John McGahern's 'Image': The Genesis of an Aesthetic (Chapter - 2020)
- 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)
- From Tucson to Television: Irish Reading, 1939-1969 (Chapter - 2011)
- The Ghost of W. B. Yeats (Journal article - 2009)
- John McGahern's Dublin (Book - 2021)
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).
2021
John McGahern's Dublin
Shovlin, F. (2021). John McGahern's Dublin. Dublin: Dublin City Libraries.
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
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.
Sex, Dissent and Irish Fiction: Reading John McGahern
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
2019
A History of Irish Modernism
Castle, G., & Bixby, P. (Eds.) (2019). A History of Irish Modernism. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781316817193
Was the bell modernist?
Shovlin, F. (2019). Was the bell modernist?. In A History of Irish Modernism (pp. 364-378). 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
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
Shovlin, F. (2016). Touchstones: John McGahern's Classical Style. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.
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
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.
'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.
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.
2012
Journey Westward: Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival
Shovlin, F. (2012). Journey westward joyce, dubliners and the literary revival. doi:10.5949/UPO9781846317705
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.
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
'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.
Modern Fiction
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
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
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
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
Shovlin, F. (2003). The Irish literary periodical 1923-1958. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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
'A Note on Punctuation in Watt'
Shovlin, F. (2002). 'A Note on Punctuation in Watt'. Journal of Beckett Studies, 11(1), 45-46.