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Out of the Earth: Ecocritical Readings of Irish Texts
Christine Cusick
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Description for Out of the Earth: Ecocritical Readings of Irish Texts
Hardcover. Includes essays that offer ecocritical readings of Irish literary and cultural texts of various genres, including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, drama and the visual image. This title places emphasis on place not only pervades Irish writing of the twentieth century but also is in fact rooted in ancient traditions of Celtic mythology. Editor(s): Cusick, Christine. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Within the current climate of both literary and environmental studies "Out of the Earth: Ecocritical Readings of Irish Texts" is an unprecedented integration of Irish Studies and Ecocriticism that is both timely and necessary. The essays offer ecocritical readings of Irish literary and cultural texts of various genres, including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, drama and the visual image. Long before there was a theoretical movement that gave a name to and vocabulary for literary readings of nature, scholars of Irish literature have understood the importance of the natural world to an Irish cultural sensibility. An emphasis on place not only ... Read more
Within the current climate of both literary and environmental studies "Out of the Earth: Ecocritical Readings of Irish Texts" is an unprecedented integration of Irish Studies and Ecocriticism that is both timely and necessary. The essays offer ecocritical readings of Irish literary and cultural texts of various genres, including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, drama and the visual image. Long before there was a theoretical movement that gave a name to and vocabulary for literary readings of nature, scholars of Irish literature have understood the importance of the natural world to an Irish cultural sensibility. An emphasis on place not only ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
286
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859184547
SKU
V9781859184547
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About Christine Cusick
Christine Cusick is in the Division of Humanities, Seton Hill University, USA.
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