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SISSON:PEARSE'S PATRIOTS-ST. ENDA'S CULT
Elaine Sisson
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Description for SISSON:PEARSE'S PATRIOTS-ST. ENDA'S CULT
paperback. Patrick Pearse founded an Irish language school for boys in 1908, to create Irish male citizens from the ancient models of masculinity. This book explores how the idea of a modern Irish boyhood was created through Christian iconography and mythology as well as a preoccupation with patriotism, Gaelic games, theatre and juvenile literature Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
When Patrick Pearse founded an Irish language school for boys in 1908 his aim was to create a modern, Irish male citizen from the ancient models of masculinity. Pearse's Patriots explores how the idea of a modern Irish boyhood was created at St. Enda's through Christian iconography and mythology as well as a modern preoccupation with patriotism, Gaelic games, theatre and juvenile literature
When Patrick Pearse founded an Irish language school for boys in 1908 his aim was to create a modern, Irish male citizen from the ancient models of masculinity. Pearse's Patriots explores how the idea of a modern Irish boyhood was created at St. Enda's through Christian iconography and mythology as well as a modern preoccupation with patriotism, Gaelic games, theatre and juvenile literature
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
CORK UNIV PR
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859183953
SKU
9781859183953
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Ref
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About Elaine Sisson
Elaine Sisson is Academic Co-ordinator and Senior Lecturer in Visual Culture at IADT, Dun Laoghaire
Reviews for SISSON:PEARSE'S PATRIOTS-ST. ENDA'S CULT
Elaine Sisson is an academic, hers is a well-researched, honest and thoughtful exploration of Pearse and his school within their historical and intellectual context from which I learned a great deal. -Irish Times