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Autore |
Lynch Gay |
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Titolo |
Apocryphal and literary influences on Galway diasporic history [[electronic resource] /] / by Gay Lynch |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-14183-3 |
1-4438-2610-3 |
9786613141835 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (251 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Australian literature - History and criticism |
Collective memory |
Irish in literature |
Emigration and immigration in literature |
Intertextuality |
Irish - Australia - Historiography |
Galway (Ireland : County) Emigration and immigration |
Australia Emigration and immigration |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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A critical examination of the author's novel, Unsettled, in the context of other apocryphal stories about the Irish in Australia. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; SUMMARY; EXPLANATORY NOTES; EPIGRAPH; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; APPENDIX D; APPENDIX E; APPENDIX F; APPENDIX G; NOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Apocryphal and Literary Influences in Galway Disaporic History establishes that apocryphal stories, in all their transformations, contribute to collective memory. Common characteristics frame their analysis: irreducible and enduring elements, often embedded in archetypal drama; lack of historical verification; establishment in collective memory; revivals after periods of dormancy; subjection to political and economic manipulation; implicit speculation; and literary transformations. This book... |
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