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Sheehan.4
Correspondence from the papers of Canon Sheehan of Doneraile 1888-1913
edited by James O’Brien
This book is a collection of canon Sheehan of Doneraile’s in-coming correspondence drawn from more than half a dozen archival deposits in the United States and in Ireland. While swathes of his papers were destroyed after his death, substantial quantities of material are still extant due mainly to Fr Herman J. Heuser’s preparations for his biography of Sheehan which appeared in 1917. Most of it has not been previously published.
Extending over the period 1888–1913, the book is a pendant to The Collected Letters of Canon Sheehan of Doneraile, compiled in 2013 to commemorate the centenary of the poet pastor’s death.
Extending over the period 1888–1913, the book is a pendant to The Collected Letters of Canon Sheehan of Doneraile, compiled in 2013 to commemorate the centenary of the poet pastor’s death.
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Sheehan.3
Revisiting Canon Sheehan of Doneraile 1852–1913
Author • Activist • Priest
edited by Gabriel Doherty
This book began as a series of papers read at a two day conference held in University College Cork in April 2013, marking the centenary of the death of Canon Sheehan of Doneraile, prolific author, activist and priest. They illustrate two salient features of the life and work of a remarkably gifted and cultured person: The first is the emphasis upon the individual, and the unique nature of personal experience, which was such a hallmark of his literary output, reflecting many contemporary political, philosophical, literary and religious concerns. The other is the truly international, indeed global, reach of Canon Sheehan’s output, which was catholic as well as Catholic in its appeal. It is difficult to find many other Irish authors of the last century who come even remotely close to this type of international popularity.
Introduction - Gabriel Doherty
1. Canon Sheehan of Doneraile: A literary life - James O’Brien
2. Canon Sheehan’s apprehensions about the Ireland of his time - Ruth Fleischmann
3. The canon of literature and the obstinate quill: Matthew Russell, S.J. and the Irish Monthly - Declan O’Keeffe
4. The Canon in Germany: the context of his reception - Eda Sagarra
5. European catholic literature, and the reception accorded to Canon Sheehan in Czechia - Martin C. Putna
6. Sheehan and Heuser: collaborating for the upbuilding of the church - Joseph G. Hubbert
7. Canon Sheehan’s dystopia: ‘Godless science’ and ‘Survival of the fittest’ - Don O’Leary
8. Canon Sheehan and the Fenians: history, memory and depiction - John O’Donovan
BOOK REVIEWS
"The attempt by this excellent publication and the conference that prompted it to claim for Sheehan his rightful place in the pantheon of Irish writers is to be highly commended."
Irish Catholic 1 March 2015
J. Anthony Gaughan
Introduction - Gabriel Doherty
1. Canon Sheehan of Doneraile: A literary life - James O’Brien
2. Canon Sheehan’s apprehensions about the Ireland of his time - Ruth Fleischmann
3. The canon of literature and the obstinate quill: Matthew Russell, S.J. and the Irish Monthly - Declan O’Keeffe
4. The Canon in Germany: the context of his reception - Eda Sagarra
5. European catholic literature, and the reception accorded to Canon Sheehan in Czechia - Martin C. Putna
6. Sheehan and Heuser: collaborating for the upbuilding of the church - Joseph G. Hubbert
7. Canon Sheehan’s dystopia: ‘Godless science’ and ‘Survival of the fittest’ - Don O’Leary
8. Canon Sheehan and the Fenians: history, memory and depiction - John O’Donovan
BOOK REVIEWS
"The attempt by this excellent publication and the conference that prompted it to claim for Sheehan his rightful place in the pantheon of Irish writers is to be highly commended."
Irish Catholic 1 March 2015
J. Anthony Gaughan
SKU Code: Sheehan.3
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Sheehan.2
Canon Sheehan of Doneraile 1852-1913
Outlines for a Literary Biography
edited by James O'Brien
As a preliminary for a more extensive literary biography, this book traces the broad outlines of Canon Sheehan’s literary oeuvre which encompasses not only novels, for which he is best remembered, but also poetry, essays, lectures, sermons and short stories. It sketches the historical religious and socio-political contexts in which it evolved not only in Ireland but, more importantly, in the wider intellectual world of the Catholic Church in Europe and in the United States during the last decades before the Great War.
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Sheehan.1
The Collected Letters of Canon Sheehan of Doneraile 1883-1913
edited by James O'Brien
This collection of the letters of Canon Sheehan of Doneraile consists of 293 letters, drawn principally from three archival sources: the Sheehan papers in the archive of the Presentation Sisters, Southern Province; the Russell papers in the archive of the Irish Province of the Jesuit Fathers; and the Heuser papers in the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Centre, Overbrook, Philadelphia.
SKU Code: Sheehan.01
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