Essays

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Essays

Subject

Essays on aspects of the Honest Ulsterman, and small literary magazines in general.

Description

A series of essays on the history/context of the print edition of the Honest Ulsterman, the value of small literary magazines and other related/relevant topics.

Collection Items

John McGahern, Ian Hamilton and the New Review - by Frank Shovlin
Frank Shovlin discusses John McGahern and his relationship with the New Review.
This essay is funded by The Foyle Foundation.

Little Magazines from Bombay and Transnational Reading Networks (1960-1980)
Dr Tapasya Narang discusses international connections in little literary magazines in Bombay in the mid/late 20th Century.
This essay is funded by THe Foyle Foundation

Everyman - How Everyman was born in Benburb by Michael J. Farrell
Originally published in the October 2018 The Honest Ulsterman issue: https://humag.co/features/everyman

Little Beginnings by George McWhirter
George McWhirter takes a subjective and personal look at his experience of little magazines at home and abroad. The latest of our Foyle Foundation funded essays.

On Littleness and Value
Susanna Galbraith explores the concept of 'littleness' in relation to literary magazines.
This essay is funded by The Foyle Foundation.

“another bizarre joke”: E.A. Markham’s Honest Ulsterman Poems, 1976-1978
Ellen Howley explores E. A Markham's Honest Ulsterman poems 1976-78.
This essay is funded by The Foyle Foundation.

Heather Clarke -  The Ulster Renaissance (an excerpt)
Heather Clarke discusses the early years of the Honest Ulsterman
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