Bernard Shaw’s Irish Outlook

David Clare is an Irish Research Council-funded postdoctoral research fellow at the Moore Institute at the National University of Ireland, Galway. His work has been published in the Irish Studies Review, the New Hibernia Review, the Irish University Review, Studies: An Irish Quarterly, and Emerging Perspectives. He holds an MA and a PhD in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama from University College Dublin, Ireland.

"Clare's style is critically engaged and thought-provoking but accessible throughout. He is full of enthusiasm for Shaw's work and this imbues his work with a dynamism and energy throughout which makes it a pleasure to read. His book can be enjoyed and understood by academics, Shaw enthusiasts and the informed layman alike." (Michelle C. Paull, The Shavian, Vol. 13 (6), 2017) "The book offers the first comprehensive examination of Shaw's Irishness as being central to his perspective. David Clare provides intelligent contextual readings of Shaw's life and writings that place him firmly in the tradition of many Irish writers. ... Clare's book will prove to be a valuable work indeed." (Brad Kent, Irish Studies Review, August, 2016) "This volume ... is a welcome and important addition to Shaw studies. The volume offers up-to-date Shaw criticism, especially emanating from recent Irish scholarship, which Clare builds upon confidently to draw the portrait of an author touched by the Irish landscape. He complements close reading analysis with insights provided by Shaw's prefaces and correspondence, and submits a remarkable body of notes that are testament to Clare's minutiae and his knowledge of Shaw and Irish literature." (Anne Etienne, Shaw, Vol. 36 (2), 2016)

• Introduction 1. Shaw and the Rise of Reverse Snobbery 2. Shaw and the Irish Diaspora 3. Shaw and Irish Anglican Preoccupations 4. Shaw and the Stage Englishman in Irish Literature Conclusion