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Midnight Court C�irt an Mhe�n O�che: A Critical Edition

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ISBN-10: 0815632606

ISBN-13: 9780815632603

Edition: 2011

Authors: Oconbhubhair, Brian Merriman, David Marcus, Brian � Conchubhair

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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 story line, 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 eighteenth-century Irish literature. Written specifically for the nonspecialist reader, O Conchubhair's edition contains notes, a glossary, a map, and explanations of the rhyme, meter, form, and genre that traditionally…    
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication date: 9/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 168
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

David Marcus is the author of "Irish Ghost Stories", "To Next Year in Jerusalem", and "Mothers and Daughters".