The Midnight Court / Cúirt an Mheán Oíche

The Midnight Court / Cúirt an Mheán Oíche
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Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 9780815650560
ISBN-13 : 0815650566
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Book Synopsis The Midnight Court / Cúirt an Mheán Oíche by : Brian Merriman

Download or read book The Midnight Court / Cúirt an Mheán Oíche written by Brian Merriman and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 storyline, 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 the poem and eighteenth-century Irish literature.


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