OF MANY THINGS
When Peter Finley Dunne recorded the words of Mr. Dooley, the sage of Chicago's Archie Row, about 1900, he set a style for writing about the Irish that has persisted in America even up to the time of Edwin O'Connor. At its best it has produced Mr. Dooley and The Last Hurrah, but in too man...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | America (New York, N.Y. : 1909) N.Y. : 1909), 1966-01, Vol.114 (5), p.160 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | When Peter Finley Dunne recorded the words of Mr. Dooley, the sage of Chicago's Archie Row, about 1900, he set a style for writing about the Irish that has persisted in America even up to the time of Edwin O'Connor. At its best it has produced Mr. Dooley and The Last Hurrah, but in too many cases it has resulted in that darlin' little caricature of an Irishman that makes you want to wear an orange tie on St. Patrick's day. |
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| ISSN: | 0002-7049 1943-3697 |