Midnight Court / Cuirt an Mhean Oiche - A Critical Edition

Informationen zum Autor Brian Merriman (1749–1805) was an Irish-language poet and teacher. David Marcus (1924–2009) was the literary editor of the Irish Press, helped found Poolbeg Press, and edited over thirty volumes of Irish short stories and poetry. He authored several novels, short story collections, and the autobiography Oughtobiography: Leaves from the Diary of a Hyphenated Jew. Brian Ó Conchubhair is associate professor of Irish language and literature at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of numerous articles and Irish-language instructional materials, and the editor of Why Irish? Irish Language and Literature in Academia. Klappentext Banned and beloved in equal measure, The Midnight Court is a canonical eighteenth-century text widely considered to be one of the greatest comic Irish poems. Despite its simple story line, Merriman's poem addresses a wide range of themes from its satirical treatment of sexuality to its biting social commentary. This volume, the first critical edition, offers readers a fluid translation and five essays that contextualize the poem, making it an ideal text for any student of eighteenth-century Irish literature. Written specifically for the nonspecialist reader, O Conchubhair's edition contains notes, a glossary, a map, and explanations of the rhyme, meter, form, and genre that traditionally puzzle those unfamiliar with the Irishlanguage tradition. The essays explore the text's themes and allusions, acquainting readers with the poem's controversies and critics' competing interpretations of Merriman's achievement." Zusammenfassung The Midnight Court is a canonical eighteenth-century text widely considered to be one of the greatest comic Irish Poems.

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• Authors: Brian Merriman, Brian Marcus Merriman, MERRIMAN BRIAN, Brian Merriman O Conchubhair, Brian O. Conchubhair, Brian O''conchubhair
• Assisted by: Brian Ó Conchubhair (Editor), Brian O. Conchubhair (Editor), Brian Ó. Conchubhair (Editor), Brian O'Conchubhair (Editor), David Marcus (Translation)
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.10.2011
• EAN: 9780815632603
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-3260-3
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Irish Studies; Irish Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Lyrik, Poesie, young adult fiction, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh