Re-Mapping Exile Realities And Metaphors In Irish Literature And History

Summary: A collection of essays by Scandinavian scholars, who discuss and demonstrate new--and at times controversial--approaches to exilic experiences, metaphors and perceptions in modern Irish culture and literature. Writers dealt with are, among others, Roddy Doyle, John Banville, Hubert Butler, Rosa Mulholland, Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Anne Sadlier, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, and James Joyce.