The Literature of Northern Ireland. Spectral Borderlands.
M. Ruprecht Fadem
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Description for The Literature of Northern Ireland. Spectral Borderlands.
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Through close readings of texts by playwright Anne Devlin, poet Medbh McGuckian, and novelist Anna Burns, this book examines the ways Irish cultural production has been disturbed by partition. Ruprecht Fadem argues that literary texts address this tension through spectral, bordered metaphors and juxtapositions of the ancient and the contemporary.
Through close readings of texts by playwright Anne Devlin, poet Medbh McGuckian, and novelist Anna Burns, this book examines the ways Irish cultural production has been disturbed by partition. Ruprecht Fadem argues that literary texts address this tension through spectral, bordered metaphors and juxtapositions of the ancient and the contemporary.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349501618
SKU
V9781349501618
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About M. Ruprecht Fadem
Maureen E. Ruprecht Fadem is Assistant Professor of English at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY, USA.
Reviews for The Literature of Northern Ireland. Spectral Borderlands.
“One of the strongest things about this book is the analysis of drama, poetry and fiction in one space. … the text as a whole creates a successful scholarly project, unpacking the dramatic, poetic and fictional texts with critical skill.” (Miriam Mara, Irish Studies Review, Vol. 25 (4), August, 2017) “For readers and teachers less familiar with the politics ... Read more