Dublin - A Writer''s City

Dublin: A Writer's City can be imagined as a map of one of the world's great literary cities, taking the reader, area-by-area, through the neighbourhoods that shaped - and were shaped by - writers including Jonathan Swift, James Joyce, Anne Enright and Sally Rooney. It's illustrated, with maps to guide the reader.

List of contents

Introduction: the imagined city in time of pandemic; 1. Mapping the city; 2. Baggotonia; 3. Around St. Stephen's Green; 4. Trinity College; 5. Around the Liberties; 6. O'Connell Street and the Abbey Theatre; 7. The north inner city; 8. South Dublin; 9. The south coast; 10. North Dublin; 11. Riverrun.

About the author

Chris Morash has published widely on Irish studies, with books on Irish Famine literature, Irish theatre history, media history, and spatial theory; he has collaborated with the Abbey Theatre, and chairs the judging panel for the Dublin Literary Award, one of the world's richest literary prizes.

Summary

Dublin: A Writer's City can be imagined as a map of one of the world's great literary cities, taking the reader, area-by-area, through the neighbourhoods that shaped – and were shaped by – writers including Jonathan Swift, James Joyce, Anne Enright and Sally Rooney. It's illustrated, with maps to guide the reader.

Product details

• Authors: Morash Christopher Morash, Christopher Morash, Christopher (Trinity College Dublin) Morash, Morash Christopher
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2022
• EAN: 9781108831642
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83164-2
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Imagining Cities
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism