Ireland and Scotland
Subtitle: culture and society, 1700-2000
By: Liam McIlvanney & Ray Ryan, editors.
Contributors: McIlvanney, Liam, ed.; Ryan, Ray, ed.
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Dublin; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: English literature -- Irish authors -- History and criticism; English literature -- Scottish authors -- History and criticism; Politics and literature -- Ireland -- History; Politics and literature -- Scotland -- History; Ireland -- Civilization; Scotland -- Civilization; Ireland -- Intellectual life; Scotland -- Intellectual life
Description: Recent years have seen the consolidation of a new field of academic inquiry: Irish-Scottish Studies. This specially commissioned volume is the most comprehensive comparative study yet of the history, culture, languages and literatures of Ireland and Scotland. Topics include drama and film, Romanticism and genre, sport and Celticism, Presbyterianism and nationalism. -- Publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-274) and index.