Ireland and Romanticism
Publics, Nations and Scenes of Cultural Production
Published on 1. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 229 pages
978-1-349-32450-7 (ISBN)
Description
This collection by leading scholars in the field provides a fascinating and ground-breaking introduction to current research in Irish Romantic studies. It proves the international scope and aesthetic appeal of Irish writing in this period, and shows the importance of Ireland to wider currents in Romanticism.
Reviews / Votes
'Each essay in this collection is well written and of interest, and there is a clear focus on a discussion of Ireland and Romanticism throughout. The volume will be welcomed by scholars in the field and will make a significant contribution to academic debate on Romanticism in general.'
- James H. Murphy, DePaul University, Chicago, USA
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Edition
1st ed. 2011
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
X, 229 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-32450-7 (9781349324507)
DOI
10.1057/9780230297623
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Palgrave Macmillan
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Person
STEPHEN BEHRENDT George Holmes Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Nebraska, USA
CHARLES BENSON Keeper of Early Printed Books at the Old Library, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
LEITH DAVIS Professor of English at Simon Fraser University, Canada
STEPHEN DORNAN Research Fellow at the Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen, UK
SUSAN EGENOLF Lecturer in English at Texas A&M University, USA
ANNE MACCARTHY Lecturer in English at the University of Santiago de Compostella, Spain
JANE MOORE Reader in English Literature at Cardiff University, UK
CHRISTINA MORIN Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen's University, Belfast, UK
PROINSIAS Ó DRISCEOIL received his PhD from NUI, Galway, Ireland
ADRIAN PATERSON Postdoctoral Fellow at NUI Galway, Ireland
JIM SHANAHAN IRCHSS Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of English, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
PATRICK VINCENT Director of the English Department at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
TIMOTHY WEBB Emeritus Professor in the Department of English, University of Bristol, UK
Content
Introduction; J.Kelly Part I: Scenes: The Country and the City Cín Lae Amhlaoibh: Modernization and the Irish language; P.Ó Drisceoil Jemmy O'Brien: Informer to Gothic Villain; T.Webb Part II: Influences from Abroad Spanish Literature and Irish Romanticism, 1800-1850; A.MacCarthy Robert Burns and Hibernia; S.Dornan Part III: The Irish Writer Abroad 'Transatlantic Tom': Thomas Moore in North America; J.Moore A United Irishman in the Alps: William MacNevin's A Ramble Through Swisserland (1803); P.Vincent Lady Morgan (Sydney Owenson) and the Politics of Romanticism; S.Egenolf Part IV: Irish Poetry in the Romantic Period Drawing Breath: The Origin of Moore's Irish Melodies; A.Paterson Malvina's Daughters: Irish Women Poets and the Sign of the Bard; L.Davis Part V: Fictions of the Romantic Period The Irish Booktrade in the Romantic Period; C.Benson 'Gothic' and 'National'? Challenging the Formal Distinctions of Irish Romantic Fiction; C.Morin Escaping from Barrett's Moon: Recreating the Irish Literary Landscape in the Romantic Period; J.Shanahan Afterword: Placing 'Irish' and 'Romanticism' in the Same Frame: Prospects; S.Behrendt Index