Clemson University Press w/ LUP The European Metropolis

Paris functions in Irish women novelists’ imaginations as a site of anxiety about potential liberation and dramatic revolution, encapsulating broader concerns about the nature and experience of modernity. The European Metropolis is the first book to explore Irish women’s novels and the representation of Paris, which draws these writers into a recognizably European literary tradition. By reasserting the centrality of Paris, this book draws connections between Irish women writers and European writers, forging new points of contact between Irish literature and canonical figures like Goethe, Balzac, and Zola through the shared interest in the socio-economic development of modernity. The European Metropolis not only expands the critical framework in which scholars situate these novels but also expands the map of Irish Studies.