Title Disability, representation and the body in Irish writing, 1800-1922 / Mark Mossman

Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 188 pages) Contents Irish Studies Meets Disability Studies -- Irish Girl Gone Wild -- Sensation, Suffering, and Despair -- States of Semiparalysis -- Conclusion: States of Paralysis : a Sketch Summary Bringing together work from both, disability studies and Irish studies, this book argues that the idea of Ireland was constructed and developed in the long 19th century through notions of physical and cognitive difference Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject English literature -- Irish authors -- History and criticism English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism People with disabilities in literature. Human body in literature. National characteristics, Irish, in literature. Group identity in literature. Literature and society -- Ireland -- History Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900. Literary studies: from c 1900 -. Disability: social aspects. Social & cultural history. Literary theory. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Literature. English literature English literature -- Irish authors Group identity in literature Human body in literature Literature Literature and society National characteristics, Irish, in literature People with disabilities in literature Literatur Behinderung Motiv Menselijk lichaam. SUBJECT Ireland -- In literature Subject Ireland Irland Ierland. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780230250673 023025067X

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