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Oona Frawley

    L'écriture d'Oona O'Dwyer explore les Études Irlandaises, les Études sur la Mémoire et le Trauma, et l'écocritique, avec un accent particulier sur la littérature de la fin du 19e et du 20e siècle. Son œuvre examine souvent la relation complexe entre l'humanité et l'environnement, en abordant des thèmes tels que le développement du territoire, les déchets et les impacts écologiques. Par ses activités académiques et sa production littéraire, elle offre des perspectives profondes sur ces domaines interconnectés, enrichissant la compréhension du lecteur de la société contemporaine et de son rapport au monde naturel. Ses recherches actuelles comparent l'écocritique postcoloniale dans la littérature irlandaise, américaine, australienne et néo-zélandaise.

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    New Dubliners
    Irish Pastoral: Nostalgia in Twentieth-Century Irish Literature
    • Exploring the deep connection between Irish literature and its landscapes, this book examines how nature serves as a site of nostalgia, particularly in the context of British colonialism. It traces the evolution of the Irish pastoral tradition from anonymous eighth-century poems to contemporary works by authors like Seamus Heaney. By analyzing the interplay between Irish and English pastoral forms, particularly during the time of Spenser, it sheds light on a rich literary tradition that has been acknowledged yet underexplored.

      Irish Pastoral: Nostalgia in Twentieth-Century Irish Literature
    • New Dubliners

      • 152pages
      • 6 heures de lecture
      2,5(8)Évaluer

      Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the year in which Joyce penned his famous collection, New Dubliners presents eleven deeply human, evocative stories set in the Irish capital, by such award-winning and leading Irish authors as Roddy Doyle, Colum McCann, Joseph O'Connor, Bernard MacLaverty, and Frank McGuinness. Contents: Two little clouds / Joseph O'Connor -- Recuperation / Roddy Doyle -- Mrs Hyde Frolics in the eel pit / Ivy Bannister -- Pictures / Desmond Hogan -- As if there were trees / Colum McCann -- The assessment / Bernard MacLaverty -- All that matters / Maeve Binchy -- Patio nights / Anthony Glavin -- Martha's streets / Dermot Bolger -- Benny gets the blame / Clare Boylan -- The Sunday father / Frank McGuinnes.

      New Dubliners
    • Flight

      • 280pages
      • 10 heures de lecture

      Flight is the story of four travellers as their journeys intersect one winter in Dublin.

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