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Finding Ireland: A Poet's Explorations of Irish Literature and Culture

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Description for Finding Ireland: A Poet's Explorations of Irish Literature and Culture Paperback. Following its entry into the European Union, Ireland changed radically from an impoverished, provincial, former British colony to a country where a farmer takes his wife on skiing holidays in Switzerland. This work debunks a good many stereotypes that prevent our seeing Ireland for what it was, as well as what it has become. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.

Richard Tillinghast, a celebrated American poet and critic, lived for a year in Ireland in the early 1990s and then returned each year until he became a resident in 2005. From an insider/outsider perspective, he writes vividly and evocatively about the land and people of his adopted home, its culture, its literature, and its long, complex history.

Tillinghast orients the reader to Ireland as it is today. Following its entry into the European Union, Ireland changed radically from an impoverished, provincial, former British colony to a country where a farmer takes his wife on skiing holidays in Switzerland and is ... Read more

Most of Finding Ireland is devoted to thoughtful readings of the works of Irish writers and playwrights, including W. B. Yeats, Seamus Heaney, Oscar Wilde, and Brian Friel, as well as lesser-known names that deserve a wider readership. Tillinghast also considers the significant contributions of Anglo-Irish authors—John Millington Synge, Elizabeth Bowen, George Moore, Violet Martin and Edith Somerville, William Trevor, and Derek Mahon—with excursions into Irish architecture, music, and garden design.

In contemporary Ireland, Tillinghast finds a dynamic society that has stepped out of the shadows of its troubled past to embrace an inclusive, outward-looking interpretation of its history. Intimate in tone, entertaining, and always accessible, Finding Ireland captures an expatriate's enthusiasm for his new country and its evolving identity.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press Indiana
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268042325
SKU
V9780268042325
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About Richard Tillinghast
Richard Tillinghast is a poet and critic. His most recent poetry and essay collections are The New Life and Poetry and What Is Real, respectively. He is a frequent contributor to literary journals and magazines, and publishes reviews and travel articles in The New York Times. He lives in County Tipperary.

Reviews for Finding Ireland: A Poet's Explorations of Irish Literature and Culture
“In this book of literary tourism, Tillinghast includes essays on Ireland’s major literary figures as well as on contemporary Irish culture. . . . What distinguishes this book is Tillinghast’s blend of tourist information and insightful criticism. Whether planning a trip or just fascinated by Ireland’s rich history and literary contributions, readers will enjoy this book. Recommended for public collections.” ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Finding Ireland: A Poet's Explorations of Irish Literature and Culture


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