When reading Siobhán Kilfeather’s overview of the Irish Famine in Dublin: A Cultural History, I was struck by one line … More
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“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
Revolutionary Geography
“Walking” around in my own virtual exploration of Dublin’s architectural features, I made my way to Dublin Castle. Dublin castle … More
Influence of Literature and Language on Cultural Nationalism in Present Day
While reading Brown’s Cultural Nationalism, one idea that particularly stood out to me was their emphasis on nationalistic literature and … More
West and East // Familiar and Strange
From the moment I began reading Terrence Brown’s “Cultural Nationalism,” I immediately made connections to Dracula. Brown’s text dives deep … More
Medicine in Early Ireland
The first use of anaesthetic was one that changed the trajectory of medicine in Ireland for times to come, influencing … More
Empowering with the Anti-rational
The superstitions throughout Dracula are very prominent. The storyline is rampant with such items– the rose branches, garlic– as well … More
Famine and Irish Nationalism
By the early nineteenth century the potato became a staple food in the diet of many in Ireland, popular among … More
Dracula and its Maze of Words
One of the major things that stood out to me while reading Dracula this week was how its epistolary form … More
Early Glimpses of Feminism
“Until the women of Ireland are free, the men will not achieve emancipation.” [Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, 1909] Something that keeps coming … More
