| Ironies of Art/Tragedies of Life: Essays on Irish Literature Contributor(s): Fisiak, Jacek (Editor), Sikorska, Liliana (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3631544189 ISBN-13: 9783631544181 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $107.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
| Dewey: 820.994 |
| LCCN: 2005044568 |
| Series: Polish Studies in English Language and Literature |
| Physical Information: 300 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Plato's Symposium, Socrates says that the true poet must be tragic and comic at the same time, and the whole of human life must be felt as a blend of tragedy and comedy. The present collection of essays investigates the presence of comic and tragic elements in Irish literature. The works by Irish authors, be they classical or contemporary, capture the struggles of the lives of individuals and communities in Ireland. Irish literature in various ways deals with the tragic and complex past of the country, as well as an equally interesting present. The irony of the art is always subliminally filled with tragic overtones. Irish literature most commonly presents life's ironies as inseparably linked with the personal tragedies of the characters. In literature, life is sometimes described, sometimes reflected in a distorted mirror. In reality, just as Plato claims, Irish literature appears as a blend of tragedy and comedy. |