Irish literature in transition, 1700-1780


edited by Moyra Haslett.
Bok Engelsk 2020 · Electronic books.

Medvirkende
Haslett, Moyra, (editor.)
Omfang
1 online resource (xv, 409 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
Opplysninger
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Feb 2020).. - Starting points -- Philosophical and political frameworks -- Local, national and transnational contexts -- Gender and sexuality -- Transcultural contexts.. - This volume examines eighteenth-century Irish literature, highlighting the diversity of texts, authors and approaches that characterises contemporary studies of the period. Chapters consider the contexts of history, politics, language, philosophy, gender, sexuality, and the environment while situating Irish literature in relation to Ireland, Britain, Europe and beyond. Well-known authors (Jonathan Swift, Edmund Burke and Oliver Goldsmith) are read alongside less familiar writers (including Mary Barber, William Chaigneau, Frances Sheridan, and Samuel Whyte) and popular and ephemeral literatures take their place with formerly canonical texts. It demonstrates the exciting vitality and richness of eighteenth-century Irish literature - written and performed - as well as its complex intersections with different communities and traditions. This book will be a key resource to scholars and students of Irish eighteenth-century studies as well as readers generally interested in questions of Anglophone and Irish-language culture, representations of gender and sexuality, and national and trans-national identities.
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1-108-68904-3

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