Author: Townsend Walsh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Career of Dion Boucicault
Author: Townsend Walsh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 936
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 936
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The Lambs Theatre Club
Author: Lewis Hardee
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786423218
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
"From its origins in 1874 as an intimate actors' dining club, The Lambs by 1925 had become the most famous theatrical club in the world-the stuff of fable. Drawn extensively from The Lambs' official archives, this work traces The Lambs' roots in London and its initial development in America, dominated by English and later Irish actors"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786423218
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
"From its origins in 1874 as an intimate actors' dining club, The Lambs by 1925 had become the most famous theatrical club in the world-the stuff of fable. Drawn extensively from The Lambs' official archives, this work traces The Lambs' roots in London and its initial development in America, dominated by English and later Irish actors"--Provided by publisher.
The Comic Irishman
Author: Maureen Waters
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780873957663
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The Comic Irishman makes heretofore unacknowledged distinctions among different types of comic Irishmen and convincingly casts away the stereotyped version of the stage Irishman. It shows how the Irish comic character--whether a blundering fool or a lazy, fun-loving fellow--evolved into a glib and witty rogue. The book is a critical study of modern Irish fiction and drama. The first part provides an analysis of the various Irish comic figures which were popular in the nineteenth century. These are discussed within a social and historic framework because they were to a large extent shaped by the erosion of Gaelic culture under the impact of English government. In the process of shifting from one cultural nexus to another, the Irishman came to be regarded as highly inferior to his English counterpart, yet amusing because of his difficulty with the English language and his rebellious, unpredictable behavior. The second part of the book discusses the writings of such twentieth-century authors as James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Sean O'Casey, and Flann O'Brien, who concentrated on the analysis of the stage Irishman. Some brilliantly exploited the comic tradition, while other used satire to explode what they perceived as a debasing myth.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780873957663
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The Comic Irishman makes heretofore unacknowledged distinctions among different types of comic Irishmen and convincingly casts away the stereotyped version of the stage Irishman. It shows how the Irish comic character--whether a blundering fool or a lazy, fun-loving fellow--evolved into a glib and witty rogue. The book is a critical study of modern Irish fiction and drama. The first part provides an analysis of the various Irish comic figures which were popular in the nineteenth century. These are discussed within a social and historic framework because they were to a large extent shaped by the erosion of Gaelic culture under the impact of English government. In the process of shifting from one cultural nexus to another, the Irishman came to be regarded as highly inferior to his English counterpart, yet amusing because of his difficulty with the English language and his rebellious, unpredictable behavior. The second part of the book discusses the writings of such twentieth-century authors as James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Sean O'Casey, and Flann O'Brien, who concentrated on the analysis of the stage Irishman. Some brilliantly exploited the comic tradition, while other used satire to explode what they perceived as a debasing myth.
Life
Author: John Ames Mitchell
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385324211
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1884.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385324211
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1884.
The Construction of Irish Identity in American Literature
Author: Christopher Dowd
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136902414
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
This book examines the development of literary constructions of Irish-American identity from the mid-nineteenth century arrival of the Famine generation through the Great Depression. It goes beyond an analysis of negative Irish stereotypes and shows how Irish characters became the site of intense cultural debate regarding American identity, with some writers imagining Irishness to be the antithesis of Americanness, but others suggesting Irishness to be a path to Americanization. This study emphasizes the importance of considering how a sense of Irishness was imagined by both Irish-American writers conscious of the process of self-definition as well as non-Irish writers responsive to shifting cultural concerns regarding ethnic others. It analyzes specific iconic Irish-American characters including Mark Twain’s Huck Finn and Margaret Mitchell’s Scarlet O’Hara, as well as lesser-known Irish monsters who lurked in the American imagination such as T.S. Eliot’s Sweeney and Frank Norris’ McTeague. As Dowd argues, in contemporary American society, Irishness has been largely absorbed into a homogenous white culture, and as a result, it has become a largely invisible ethnicity to many modern literary critics. Too often, they simply do not see Irishness or do not think it relevant, and as a result, many Irish-American characters have been de-ethnicized in the critical literature of the past century. This volume reestablishes the importance of Irish ethnicity to many characters that have come to be misread as generically white and shows how Irishness is integral to their stories.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136902414
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
This book examines the development of literary constructions of Irish-American identity from the mid-nineteenth century arrival of the Famine generation through the Great Depression. It goes beyond an analysis of negative Irish stereotypes and shows how Irish characters became the site of intense cultural debate regarding American identity, with some writers imagining Irishness to be the antithesis of Americanness, but others suggesting Irishness to be a path to Americanization. This study emphasizes the importance of considering how a sense of Irishness was imagined by both Irish-American writers conscious of the process of self-definition as well as non-Irish writers responsive to shifting cultural concerns regarding ethnic others. It analyzes specific iconic Irish-American characters including Mark Twain’s Huck Finn and Margaret Mitchell’s Scarlet O’Hara, as well as lesser-known Irish monsters who lurked in the American imagination such as T.S. Eliot’s Sweeney and Frank Norris’ McTeague. As Dowd argues, in contemporary American society, Irishness has been largely absorbed into a homogenous white culture, and as a result, it has become a largely invisible ethnicity to many modern literary critics. Too often, they simply do not see Irishness or do not think it relevant, and as a result, many Irish-American characters have been de-ethnicized in the critical literature of the past century. This volume reestablishes the importance of Irish ethnicity to many characters that have come to be misread as generically white and shows how Irishness is integral to their stories.
The Federal Cases
Author:
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1244
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1244
Book Description
Stealing Midnight
Author: Tracy MacNish
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1420113208
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
A young English woman rescues an amnesiac aristocrat from her mad scientist father in this gothic historical romance. While Olwyn Gawain lives as a virtual prisoner in her home, her scientist father conducts chilling experiments on stolen corpses in the dungeon of their keep. One night, Olwyn is shocked to discover that her father’s latest subject—a breathtakingly handsome young man—is still clinging to life. Refusing to let him die, Olwyn stops her father at gunpoint and flees, determined to bring the innocent man to safety . . . The son of aristocrats, Aidan Mullin doesn’t know what to make of the unusual, intriguing Olwyn. But as the pair make their way toward Aidan’s home, he finds himself drawn to the alluring young woman who saved him from certain death. Fiery and sensual, Olwyn’s very touch fuels a desire in Aidan too fierce to deny. But when Olwyn learns he is hiding a heartbreaking secret, Aidan must face a difficult choice—or risk losing forever the love he so desperately needs . . .
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1420113208
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
A young English woman rescues an amnesiac aristocrat from her mad scientist father in this gothic historical romance. While Olwyn Gawain lives as a virtual prisoner in her home, her scientist father conducts chilling experiments on stolen corpses in the dungeon of their keep. One night, Olwyn is shocked to discover that her father’s latest subject—a breathtakingly handsome young man—is still clinging to life. Refusing to let him die, Olwyn stops her father at gunpoint and flees, determined to bring the innocent man to safety . . . The son of aristocrats, Aidan Mullin doesn’t know what to make of the unusual, intriguing Olwyn. But as the pair make their way toward Aidan’s home, he finds himself drawn to the alluring young woman who saved him from certain death. Fiery and sensual, Olwyn’s very touch fuels a desire in Aidan too fierce to deny. But when Olwyn learns he is hiding a heartbreaking secret, Aidan must face a difficult choice—or risk losing forever the love he so desperately needs . . .
Sketches of the Royal Irish Constabulary
Author: Michael Brophy
Publisher:
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Category : Police
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Police
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Dion Boucicault
Author: Deirdre McFeely
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107007933
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
The first full critical study of Dion Boucicault, one of the most dynamic and influential figures in nineteenth-century theatre.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107007933
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
The first full critical study of Dion Boucicault, one of the most dynamic and influential figures in nineteenth-century theatre.