Overview
- Animals in Irish Literature and Culture spans the early modern period to the present, exploring colonial, post-colonial, and globalized manifestations of Ireland as country and state as well as the human animal and non-human animal migrations that challenge a variety of literal and cultural borders.
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature (PSAAL)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Othering the Animal, Othering the Nation
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Hunting and Consuming Animals
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Gender, Sexuality, and Animals
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Challenging Habitats
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Unsettling Animals
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Reviews
“It begins to fill in the gaps, through a plethora of diverse voices on diverse topics, that would be found in any burgeoning field of study. It paves the way for new and further considerations of the intersection between Irish Studies and animal studies … . Animals in Irish Literature and Culture conveys the urgency with which we might adopt an animal studies perspective in Irish Studies … .” (Nathaniel Myers, Humanimalia, depauw.edu, Vol. 9 (1), 2017)
“This timely collection breaks new ground by carving out a space for an Irish animal studies. … is a project to be applauded for its scope and ambition and it is an invaluable text book for those with an interest in animal studies, ecocriticism, Irish literature and culture. … The volume charts new ground in its aim to break down the binary between human and nonhuman animals and opens up exciting new avenues for further research … .” (Dr. Anna Pilz, Liverpool Postgraduate Journal of Irish Studies, Vol. 1, February, 2016)
“Kirkpatrick’s introduction provides a fantastic overview to the field of animal studies and the intersection of animal studies with Irish literature and culture … . this is a fantastic collection of essays and will be immensely intriguing and useful to all with interests in animal studies, ecocriticism and Irish Literature.” (Alison Lacivita, Green Letters, Vol. 20 (3), 2016)
“Kirkpatrick and Farago’s volume – which deserves special praise for its combination of established and emerging scholars, as well as their international range – marks an important addition to the field, and will inspire a broad scope of responses and further developments.” (Timothy C. Baker, Irish Studies Review, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Animals in Irish Literature and Culture
Editors: Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Borbála Faragó
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137434807
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-43479-1Published: 26 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-68316-1Published: 12 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-43480-7Published: 12 January 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-6338
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6346
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 270
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: British and Irish Literature, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Popular Life Sciences