Disability, Representation and the Body in Irish Writing: 1800–1922

Mossman, Mark

Covering a diverse range of figures and issues from Jonathan Swift's pornographic poetry to Oscar Wilde's famous cello-shaped coat this book collapses Irish studies into the critical perspective of disability studies: linking 'Irishness' and 'disability' together allows the emergence of a new critical perspective, an Irish disability studies.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-08-21

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349365432

DOI: 10.1057/9780230250673

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 188