Samuel Beckett referred to Brendan Behan as "the new O\'Casey" and yet, despite all his international success, despite his enduring popularity, and perhaps because of his fame (and indeed, notoriety), Behan remains a neglected figure in literary criticism today.
Penned by an impressive group of international scholars, Reading Brendan Behan looks beyond the author\'s all-too-well-known personality and.
This is why this new volume edited by leading Irish Studies expert, John McCourt, is so timely.
Samuel Beckett referred to Brendan Behan as "the new O\'Casey" and yet, despite all his international success, despite his enduring popularity, and perhaps because of his fame (and indeed, notoriety), Behan remains a neglected figure in literary criticism today
