Bloomsday, 1904 Published: June 16, 2004 "Sixteenth today it is," thinks Leopold Bloom, and the 16th it was, in June 1904. James Joyce, age 22, would walk out...
How do you like your stake? Bram Stoker is brought to vivid and glorious life in Paul Murray's new biography, From the Shadow of Dracula Ian Thomson Sunday...
Hi we've got Roddy Doyle coming into the studio to talk about his novel, the Commitments (for BBC's "World Book Club") and he's going to be answering questions...
Roddy Doyle: The sound of the city Roddy Doyle has plunged his boastful Irish hero into the heart of the Jazz Age. Boyd Tonkin talks to the author about music,...
Japan, Ireland events to mark centennial of Hearn's death By KO HIRANO Kyodo News Researchers from around the world will assemble for a series of events in ...
Don't read the article, buy the book. RD is the top Ir writer right now & for the last 10 years or so. Star Called Henry was, I believe, his most mature piece...
Should activity not resume here promptly, Yahoo will delete the group and its archives. This would be a shame, I think, but is inevitable if the group members...
With a slight air of desperation I wonder if any colleage has a recording of this radio programme I could beg, borrow or steal? I'm doing a PhD on Paulin and...
Hi I am a PhD student who is seeking any information upon Landlordism in Ireland betweent the dates above. I am researching how Bram Stoker's fiction protrayed...
Simon, failing a taped copy bein available, the Beeb re amenable to giving out recodings of such things where people apply with the 'right kind' of credentials...
Thanks for the advice! I'll give them a try. Simon calraige@... wrote: Simon, failing a taped copy bein available, the Beeb re amenable to giving out...
Joan, yes. It is just quiet because the members (despite being over 100 in number) choose to join up so as to *not* discuss Irish Literature. Perhaps you could...
Ok how about this as an attempt to initiate discussion? - anyone got any info/tips to share on Irish literature jobs - teaching or research etc? ...
Neil Murphy
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Mar 1, 2005 3:21 pm
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Thanks for that. I have actually read Edgeworth's Rackrent and yes it provided me a good comparison between Irish writers. I am also looking for interesting...
Hi I cannot read French but if you would be so kind as to email the facsimile of de beumont's book I could have a go at translating it. Does no English ...
Hi Neil, That's a good topic, but the phrasing is kind of vague -- what stage are you at in the process? have you attempted such a job search? what is your...
Just to let you all know, I have ammended my PhD brief slightly but am still primarily researching the same things as before, although I have become a lot more...
I have read this book, and while it is an interesting read, it does not offer any more information upon the author of Dracula than any of his other, and in my...
I am new to this list and want to invite those interested in W.B. Yeats to consider attending the Yeats summer school in Sligo, Ireland. The school is a...
Jonathan Allison
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May 5, 2005 11:54 pm
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A RESPONSE; Well, I do enjou Irish Literature and Yeats; mostly his plays. Irish Literature is on my top five list of World Literature to read anyway. david a...
To David Sigler - hi there. Why do you like Yeats's plays so much? I think that they are very appealing and mysterious (and poetic! let it be said) on the page...
Jonathan Allison
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May 13, 2005 12:34 am
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A RESPONSE; Sorry, Jonathan, it took so long to respond; life gets in the way of living sometimes. I like Yeats because I like Irish Mythology and or History;...
Hi, I've a friend who's a poet from England, he asked me "got some translations of my poems into Irish - is there any way I can type them up without having to...
Try typing the option key and the "e" key at the same time, then type the letter that you want accented. I'm assuming that you're talking about the fada...
Pat Miller, a mature student studying for her Master's degree in English at Queen's University Belfast, has made a remarkable literary discovery. She has found...
_______ UPCOMING PUBLIC EVENT ON IRISH WRITER, A.E. On Monday evening, 7 P.M., September 19th, 2005, at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave @ 34th St.,...
Maureen E Mulvihill
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Sep 13, 2005 4:56 am
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Hi! Thought I would let you know about new online literary Magazine: "The Expatriate Literary Circle" - with Hemingway theme and book of the month. They also...