Beschreibung:
By Borbála Faragó
This book offers a wide-ranging analysis of the entire corpus of Medbh McGuckian's published work. It provides both a readable synthesis of existing criticism, in a fashion which will be generally useful to academics and students, and also offers an original contribution to the field of contemporary Irish literary studies on the basis of new research.
ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionOne Literary Performance in Medbh McGuckian's Early Volumes: The Flower Master, Venus and the Rain, On Ballycastle Beach, and Marconi's CottageTwo The Politicized Aesthetic in Captain Lavender, Shelmalier, and Drawing BallerinasThree Death and Spirituality in The Face of the Earth, Had I a Thousand Lives, and The Book of the AngelFour Inward Journeys: The Currage Requires No Harbour, My Love Has Fared Inland, and The High Caul CapFive Thematic Readings of Medbh McGuckian's WorkAfterwordBibliographyAbout the AuthorIndex