Disability, representation and the body in Irish writing, 1800-1922 / / Mark Mossman

• Autore: Mossman Mark <1970->
• Pubblicazione: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; ; New York, NY, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2009.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
• Disciplina: 820.9/3561
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Ireland In literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Disability, representation and the body in Irish writing, 1800-1922
• ISBN: 1-282-67362-9; 9786612673627; 0-230-25067-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819117703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II