The Midnight Court / C?irt an Mhe?n O?che: A Critical Edition - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Brian Merriman, Brian ?. Conchubhair (Editor), David Marcus (Translator)Series:Irish StudiesAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2011-10-18Pages:178
Language:EnglishPublisher:Syracuse University PressISBN-13:9780815632603ISBN-10:815632606UPC:9780815632603Book Category:Poetry, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:European, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:8.00 x 5.58 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.4608Product ID:SC07Y2AK5X
The Midnight Court / C?irt an Mhe?n O?che: A Critical Edition
Banned and beloved in equal measure, The Midnight Court is a canonical eighteenth-century text widely considered to be the greatest comic Irish poem. Despite its simple story line, Merriman's poem addresses a wide range of themes, from its satirical treatment of sexuality to its biting social commentary. This volume, the first critical edition, offers readers a fluid translation and five essays...
Series: Irish Studies
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Syracuse University PressISBN-13:9780815632603ISBN-10:815632606UPC:9780815632603Book Category:Poetry, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:European, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:8.00 x 5.58 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.4608Product ID:SC07Y2AK5X
Brian Merriman (1749-1805) was an Irish-language poet and teacher.
David Marcus (1924-2009) was the literary editor of the Irish Press, helped found Poolbeg Press, and edited over thirty volumes of Irish short stories and poetry. He authored several novels, short story collections, and the autobiography Oughtobiography: Leaves from the Diary of a Hyphenated Jew. Brian Ó Conchubhair is associate...Publisher: Syracuse University Press
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Brian Merriman, Brian ?. Conchubhair (Editor), David Marcus (Translator)
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