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OverviewMonsters and other supernatural malefactors disrupt the human world in distinct ways: werewolves and cunning beasts challenge the philosophical distinction between human and animal; demons offer deceptive pacts to prey upon our delusions of mastery over the world; capricious fairies claim dominion over the landscape and exact disproportionate revenge for our intrusions. When a monster appears, human history must halt until it departs. Irish history, meanwhile, has been punctured by dramatic ruptures, such as the Great Famine of 1845 to 1849. Monstrous imagery flourishes in these ruptures, so it is hardly surprising that Irish literature boasts a great many rough beasts and ravenous corpses. In this book, various monsters from Irish literature are considered in different historical contexts, to illustrate the role of horror and monstrosity in Ireland’s history and culture. In both English- and Irish-language texts, from the Act of Union to the death of the Celtic Tiger, hordes of night-creatures arise in times of crisis, embodying chaos and absurdity. Building upon the critical framework established in Irish Science Fiction (2014), this study looks at the specific ways in which ghosts, malevolent magicians, shape-shifters, cryptids and the corporeal undead oppose human agency by ‘breaking history’. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jack FennellPublisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Liverpool University Press Volume: 82 ISBN: 9781802076936ISBN 10: 180207693 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 01 August 2022 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: In Defence of Fear We Dare Not Go A-Hunting: Fairies, Deep Time and the Irish Weird Harbingers of Hunger From Lore to Law Lifting the Veil Just Sign Here The Undead Generations Breeding Breaks Out Haunted Spaces, Monstrous Lairs ConclusionsReviews‘What is most impressive about this book is the sheer range of theoretical and fictional material with which it engages. [….] It is a very welcome addition to the growing scholarship on Irish horror fiction.’ Jarlath Killeen, Books Ireland Magazine '[Rough Beasts] opens up new possibilities in both Irish studies and the theory of horror. For this reason, it deserves the attention of any reader researching a definitively Irish gothic.' William Hughes, Victorian Studies 'What is most impressive about this book is the sheer range of theoretical and fictional material with which it engages. [....] It is a very welcome addition to the growing scholarship on Irish horror fiction.' Jarlath Killeen, Books Ireland Magazine '[Rough Beasts] opens up new possibilities in both Irish studies and the theory of horror. For this reason, it deserves the attention of any reader researching a definitively Irish gothic.' William Hughes, Victorian Studies Author InformationJack Fennell is a writer, translator and researcher based in Limerick, Ireland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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