Newspaper Artifact: “Dublin Hunger Strike as Reported by the Observer (London)” 21st October, 1923. Group: Alex, David, Tyler, and Vikkie. … More
Author: Alexandra Nelson
“Otherness” in Irish Literature
My research topic for the final paper will look at the literary concept of “the other”, beginning with the initial … More
The Female Experience in Irish Literature
One theme that has continued to reoccur in the literature that has been read so far, is the plight of … More
“A Terrible Beauty Is Born.”
Casanova’s piece “The Irish Paradigm” gave great insight into my reading of “Easter 1916” by W.B Yeats. Casanova asserts that … More
The Abbey: A Renovated Theatre with an Old Purpose
In reading one other blog post it was brought to my attention that theatre, in England’s past, was considered a … More
“Insubstantial vs. Substantial” in Dracula, and how this reflects fantasy in the Irish Literary Revival.
In reading Terence Brown’s excerpt “Cultural Nationalism 1880-1930”, in conjunction with Siobhan Kilfeather’s Dublin: A Cultural History, I was interested … More
Famine Memorials in St. Stephen’s Green
In reading Siobhan Kilfeather’s Dublin I came across the excerpt in which the poet James Clarence Mangan is discussed. When … More
The Magic of Mottee Stone
Viewing the area around The Wicklow Mountains from the perspective of The Mottee Stone, as presented by Nigel Walshe on … More
