A landscape of words: Ireland, Britain and the poetics of space, 700–1250

A landscape of words: Ireland, Britain and the poetics of space, 700–1250
ISBN-10
1526141124
ISBN-13
9781526141125
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
2019-05-14
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Author
Amy C. Mulligan

Description

Living on an island at the edge of the known world, the medieval Irish were in a unique position to examine the spaces of the North Atlantic region and contemplate how geography can shape a people. This book is the first full-length study of medieval Irish topographical writing. It situates the theories and poetics of Irish place – developed over six centuries in response to a variety of political, cultural, religious and economic changes – in the bigger theoretical picture of studies of space, landscape, environmental writing and postcolonial identity construction. Presenting focused studies of important literary texts by authors from Ireland and Britain, it shows how these discourses influenced European conceptions of place and identity, as well as understandings of how to write the world.

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