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The Reliques of Father Prout: A Critical Edition
Francis Sylvester Mahony
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The Reliques of Father Prout (1836) by Francis Sylvester Mahony is a key text in the early genealogy of the Anglo-Irish literary tradition. Initially published under the pseudonym of âFather Proutâ in the London periodical, Fraserâs Magazine, Mahonyâs eccentric essay collection garnered immediate acclaim for its caustic wit, comic invention, and ironic literary forgeries. Its idiosyncratic blend of parodic translation, trenchant polemic, and mock-scholarly learning presents a distinctively Irish Catholic take on Menippean satire. This new edition, prefaced by a critical introduction and including comprehensive explanatory footnotes and translations, makes available once more the multilingual writings of a master satirist.
Fergus Dunne received his DPhil from the University of Sussex. He is the author of A Critical Reappraisal of the Writings of Francis Sylvester Mahony (2018). He has published articles on this author in various international peer-reviewed journals.
Acknowledgements
List of Engravings by D. Maclise, R.A.
Abbreviations
A Chronology of Francis Sylvester Mahony
Note on the Text
Introduction
â1âBackgrounds: Literary, Historical, and Cultural
â2âFrom the Periphery to the Centre and Back Again
â3âWriting in the Margins
â4âTranslating the Peripheries
â5âReader Reception and the âProut Papersâ
Preamble
1 Father Proutâs Apology for Lent: His Death, Obsequies, and an Elegy
2 A Plea for Pilgrimages: Sir Walter Scottâs Visit to the Blarney Stone
3 Father Proutâs Carousal
4 Dean Swiftâs Madness: A Tale of a Churn
5 The Rogueries of Tom Moore
6 Literature and the Jesuits
7 The Songs of France: On Wine, War, Women, Wooden Shoes, Philosophy, Frogs, and Free Trade. Chapter IâWine and War
8 The Songs of France: On Wine, War, Women, Wooden Shoes, Philosophy, Frogs, and Free Trade. Chapter IIâWomen and Wooden Shoes
9 The Songs of France: On Wine, War, Women, Wooden Shoes, Philosophy, Frogs, and Free Trade. Chapter IIIâPhilosophy
10 The Songs of France: On Wine, War, Women, Wooden Shoes, Philosophy, Frogs, and Free Trade. Chapter IVâFrogs and Free Trade
11 The Songs of Italy: Chapter I
12 The Songs of Italy: Chapter II
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Index
List of Engravings by D. Maclise, R.A.
Abbreviations
A Chronology of Francis Sylvester Mahony
Note on the Text
Introduction
â1âBackgrounds: Literary, Historical, and Cultural
â2âFrom the Periphery to the Centre and Back Again
â3âWriting in the Margins
â4âTranslating the Peripheries
â5âReader Reception and the âProut Papersâ
The Reliques of Father Prout
Preamble
1 Father Proutâs Apology for Lent: His Death, Obsequies, and an Elegy
2 A Plea for Pilgrimages: Sir Walter Scottâs Visit to the Blarney Stone
3 Father Proutâs Carousal
4 Dean Swiftâs Madness: A Tale of a Churn
5 The Rogueries of Tom Moore
6 Literature and the Jesuits
7 The Songs of France: On Wine, War, Women, Wooden Shoes, Philosophy, Frogs, and Free Trade. Chapter IâWine and War
8 The Songs of France: On Wine, War, Women, Wooden Shoes, Philosophy, Frogs, and Free Trade. Chapter IIâWomen and Wooden Shoes
9 The Songs of France: On Wine, War, Women, Wooden Shoes, Philosophy, Frogs, and Free Trade. Chapter IIIâPhilosophy
10 The Songs of France: On Wine, War, Women, Wooden Shoes, Philosophy, Frogs, and Free Trade. Chapter IVâFrogs and Free Trade
11 The Songs of Italy: Chapter I
12 The Songs of Italy: Chapter II
13 Notte Romane nel Palazzo Vaticano
Select Bibliography
Index
This book is intended for a wide range of readers: general, undergraduate, postgraduate, and academic. It will be of interest to universities, public libraries, and a broader readership for nineteenth-century fiction throughout the English-speaking world.