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UNINA9910819117703321 |
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Autore |
Mossman Mark <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Disability, representation and the body in Irish writing, 1800-1922 / / Mark Mossman |
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; ; New York, NY, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-67362-9 |
9786612673627 |
0-230-25067-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2009.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
People with disabilities in literature |
Human body in literature |
National characteristics, Irish, in literature |
Group identity in literature |
Literature and society - Ireland - History |
Ireland In literature |
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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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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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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Irish Studies Meets Disability Studies; 2 Irish Girl Gone Wild; 3 Sensation, Suffering, and Despair; 4 States of Semiparalysis; Conclusion: States of Paralysis, a Sketch; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Covering a diverse range of figures and issues from Jonathan Swift's pornographic poetry to Oscar Wilde's famous cello-shaped coat this book collapses Irish studies into the critical perspective of disability studies: linking 'Irishness' and 'disability' together allows the emergence of a new critical perspective, an Irish disability studies. |
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