| The Truth about the Irish Contributor(s): Eagleton, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312264038 ISBN-13: 9780312264031 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: This frank and funny look at the Irish people covers such things from Blarney to Yeats as the author separates the myths from the reality with his priceless blend of humor, caustic commentary and the honest low-down on the beloved and bewildering country of Ireland. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Humor | Topic - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional |
| Dewey: 941.5 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.53 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Cultural Region - British Isles - Ethnic Orientation - Irish - Holiday - St. Patrick's Day |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If you're looking for a field guide to leprechauns, The Truth About the Irish is not the book for you. But if you can handle a frank and funny look into the minds and hearts of Irish people, you've been touched by that fabled Irish luck. Covering all things Irish from Blarney to Yeats, renowned literary and cultural critic Terry Eagleton separates the myths from the reality with his priceless blend of sidesplitting humor, caustic commentary, and the honest lowdown on the beloved and bewildering country of Ireland. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eagleton, Terry: - Terry Eagleton is Wharton Professor of English Literature at St. Catherine's College, Oxford. One of the world's leading literary critics, his many academic books include Literary Theory: An Introduction. He is also author of the play Saint Oscar and the novel Saints and Scholars, along with two widely acclaimed studies of Ireland, Heathcliffe and the Great Hunger and Crazy John and the Bishop. |