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Ireland in the European eye / edited by Gisela Holfter and Bettina Migge.

Contributor(s): Holfter, Gisela M. B [editor.] | Migge, Bettina [editor.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : Royal Irish Academy, 2019Description: xx, 515 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781911479024 (paperback).Subject(s): Civilization | International relations | Manners and customs | Ireland -- Relations -- Europe | Ireland -- Civilization -- 20th century | Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century | EuropeDDC classification: 941.5082
Contents:
Part 1: Ireland in Europe: Historical Background and Contextualisation -- Prequels: The Irish European diaspora / Thomas O'Connor -- Re-envisioning independent Ireland: 1919–73 / Mervyn O'Driscoll -- Transforming Ireland into an ETJ member stale / Brigid Laffan – Part 2A: Representations or Ireland in European Literature and Irish Literature in Europe -- Destination of the imagination: representations of Ireland in modern French literature / Anne Gallagher -- Ireland in the literatures of Spain / David Clark -- Turning the foreign land into a homeland: representations of Ireland and the Irish in Polish literature / Joanna Kosmalska -- Ierland is anders: representations of Ireland in Dutch literature / Marieke Krajenbrink -- Part 2B: Literary Representations in Comparative Perspectives -- Irish literature in Italy and in German-speaking countries / Anna Fattori -- At the brink of Europe: Nordic encounters with Irish literature / Anne Karhio -- Irish-language literature in Europe: a survey of translations and reception patterns in continental countries / Eamon Ó Ciosain – Part 3: Irish Art, Architecture, Film and Music in European Discourses -- A cabin and not a cottage: the architectural embodiment of the Irish nation / Finola O'Kane -- Irish contemporary art in European eyes / Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith -- The diffusion of a Celtic artistic aesthetic in the art and architecture of continental Europe in the Early Middle Ages / Lynda Mulvin -- From film noir to scientific-pastoralism: depictions of Ireland in British, German and French cinema, 1938–2014 / Fergal Lenehan -- Das Land ohne Musik? Ireland in the European ear / Harry White -- Part 4: European Studies, Tourism and Journalism -- European Studies in Irish universities / Edward Moxon- Browne -- (Re)imagining communities: Cara magazine and the negotiation of Irish identity, 1997–2017 / Linda King -- Irish media discourse on Europe: the search for a wider horizon / Paul Gillespie.
Scope and content: "A comprehensive survey of Ireland's place in Europe, providing a detailed narrative of a cultural relationship that began with Irish missionaries bringing Christianity and learning to the continent. How have Ireland and her people and culture been perceived and represented in Europe? Twenty-two internationally renowned experts address this question through contributions on film, music, art, architecture, media, literature and European Studies." - Publisher's website.
Holdings
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The book examines the historical background and contextualisation of Ireland in Europe; representations of Ireland in European literature and Irish literature in Europe; Irish art, architecture, film and music in European discourses; and European studies, tourism and journalism. With contributions from: David Clark, Fiorenzo Fantaccini, Anna Fattori, Joachim Fischer, Paul Gillespie, Anne Karhio, Linda King, Joanna Kosmalska, Marieke Krajenbrink, Brigid Laffan, Fergal Lenehan, Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith, Edward Moxon-Browne, Lynda Mulvin, Anna Ní Ghallachair, Éamon Ó Ciosáin, Thomas O'Connor, Mervyn O'Driscoll, Finola O'Kane, Harry White.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Ireland in Europe: Historical Background and Contextualisation -- Prequels: The Irish European diaspora / Thomas O'Connor -- Re-envisioning independent Ireland: 1919–73 / Mervyn O'Driscoll -- Transforming Ireland into an ETJ member stale / Brigid Laffan – Part 2A: Representations or Ireland in European Literature and Irish Literature in Europe -- Destination of the imagination: representations of Ireland in modern French literature / Anne Gallagher -- Ireland in the literatures of Spain / David Clark -- Turning the foreign land into a homeland: representations of Ireland and the Irish in Polish literature / Joanna Kosmalska -- Ierland is anders: representations of Ireland in Dutch literature / Marieke Krajenbrink -- Part 2B: Literary Representations in Comparative Perspectives -- Irish literature in Italy and in German-speaking countries / Anna Fattori -- At the brink of Europe: Nordic encounters with Irish literature / Anne Karhio -- Irish-language literature in Europe: a survey of translations and reception patterns in continental countries / Eamon Ó Ciosain – Part 3: Irish Art, Architecture, Film and Music in European Discourses -- A cabin and not a cottage: the architectural embodiment of the Irish nation / Finola O'Kane -- Irish contemporary art in European eyes / Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith -- The diffusion of a Celtic artistic aesthetic in the art and architecture of continental Europe in the Early Middle Ages / Lynda Mulvin -- From film noir to scientific-pastoralism: depictions of Ireland in British, German and French cinema, 1938–2014 / Fergal Lenehan -- Das Land ohne Musik? Ireland in the European ear / Harry White -- Part 4: European Studies, Tourism and Journalism -- European Studies in Irish universities / Edward Moxon- Browne -- (Re)imagining communities: Cara magazine and the negotiation of Irish identity, 1997–2017 / Linda King -- Irish media discourse on Europe: the search for a wider horizon / Paul Gillespie.

"A comprehensive survey of Ireland's place in Europe, providing a detailed narrative of a cultural relationship that began with Irish missionaries bringing Christianity and learning to the continent. How have Ireland and her people and culture been perceived and represented in Europe? Twenty-two internationally renowned experts address this question through contributions on film, music, art, architecture, media, literature and European Studies." - Publisher's website.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Gisela Holfter is Senior Lecturer in German and Course Director of the MA in Irish German Studies at the University of Limerick.Bettina Migge is Professor of Linguistics and Head of the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics in University College Dublin.

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