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UNINA9910464448303321 |
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Vance Norman |
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Titolo |
Irish literature since 1800 / / Norman Vance |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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1-138-15317-6 |
1-315-83631-9 |
1-317-87050-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (310 p.) |
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Longman Literature in English Series |
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English literature - Irish authors - History and criticism |
English literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
English literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published 2002 by Pearson Education Limited"--T.p. verso. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introducing Ireland and Irish Writing; Historical background; The Irish language tradition, and others; Writing in English before 1800; 2 Romanticism in Ireland, 1800-1837; Thomas Moore; Romantic Ireland and romantic visitors; Maria Edgeworth; Morgan and Maturin; Romanticising politics and history; 3 Victorian Ireland, 1837-1890; Hunger, dissent and the Age of Reform; Le Fanu and Ferguson; Journals and journalism; Lover, Lever and Irishness for export; Literature, violence and nationalism |
Nature and Nature's God4 The Literary Revival and Other Stories, 1890-1920; Revival, religion and politics; Some revivalist writers; Yeats; Other stories; 5 James Joyce and the New Ireland, 1920-1960; Joyce; Europeans; Romantics; Realists and others; 6 Writing in Contemporary Ireland, 1960-2000; Past and present; Reliving Anglo-Ireland; Troubles and resentments; Books from books; Seamus Heaney; Chronology; General Bibliographies; Individual Authors; Notes on biography, major works, and criticism; Index; Longman Literature in English Series |
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This book surveys Irish writing in English over the last two centuries, from Maria Edgeworth to Seamus Heaney, to give the literary student |
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and the general reader an up-to-date sense of its variety and vitality and to indicate some of the ways in which it has been described and discussed. It begins with a brief outline of Irish history, of Irish writing in Irish and Latin, and of writing in English before 1800. Later chapters consider Irish romanticism, Victorian Ireland, W.B.Yeats and the Irish Literary Revival, new directions in Irish writing after Joyce and the literature of conte |
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UNINA9910480484903321 |
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Autore |
Delgado-Gaitan Concha |
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Titolo |
Creating a college culture for Latino students : successful programs, practices, and strategies / / Concha Delgado Gaitan |
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Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , [2013] |
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1-4522-7850-4 |
1-4522-7854-7 |
1-4522-7853-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Hispanic Americans - Education (Higher) - United States |
Latin Americans - Education (Higher) - United States |
Educational change - United States |
Educational equalization - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""C""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - Introduction""; ""Chapter 2 - Influences in Getting Latinos to College""; ""Chapter 3 - Promising Educational Practices""; ""Chapter 4 - Talking College in Elementary School""; ""Chapter 5 - College Readiness in Middle and Secondary School""; ""Chapter 6 - Features and Activities of Successful Programs""; ""Chapter 7 - Collaborations and Partnerships""; ""Chapter 8 - College Planning With Parents""; ""Chapter 9 - Students Navigating the College Culture""; ""Chapter 10 - Sites for |
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Educators, Students, and Families"" |
""References""""Index"" |
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The mission statement of the Common Core State Standards couldn't be any clearer in describing expectations for the education of our nation's youth. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy. In the 21st century, a high school diploma without further education provides limited options for young adults: high school graduates currently have an unemployment rate of 32% - approximately twice that of college graduates. According to research conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, despite recent increases in college attendance rates for Latino ... |
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