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OverviewFocusing on the mythological narratives that influence Irish children’s literature, this book examines the connections between landscape, time and identity, positing that myth and the language of myth offer authors and readers the opportunity to engage with Ireland’s culture and heritage. It explores the recurring patterns of Irish mythological narratives that influence literature produced for children in Ireland between the nineteenth and the twenty-first centuries. A selection of children’s books published between 1892, when there was an escalation of the cultural pursuit of Irish independence and 2016, which marked the centenary of the Easter 1916 rebellion against English rule, are discussed with the aim of demonstrating the development of a pattern of retrieving, re-telling, remembering and re-imagining myths in Irish children’s literature. In doing so, it examines the reciprocity that exists between imagination, memory, and childhood experiences in this body of work. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rebecca Long (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) , Lisa Sainsbury (University of Roehampton UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781350190764ISBN 10: 1350190764 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 20 October 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter One: Retrieving Standish O’Grady, Eleanor Hull, Augusta Gregory Chapter Two: Re-Telling Alice Dease, Ella Young, Violet Russell, Padraic Colum, James Stephens Chapter Three: Remembering Patricia Lynch, Una Kelly, Eilís Dillon, JS Andrews Chapter Four: Re-Imagining Pat O’Shea, Orla Melling, Jim O’Leary, Kate Thompson, Siobhan Dowd Conclusion: Darragh Martin, Peadar O’Guilin Works Cited IndexReviewsAuthor InformationDr Rebecca Long graduated from the inaugural M.Phil in Children’s Literature in Trinity College Dublin in 2013, and went on to complete her PhD in Irish children’s literature in 2018. Her research interests include mythology, folklore, oral cultures and communal memory. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |