The Midnight Court / Cúirt an Mheán Oíche
Download or Read eBook The Midnight Court / Cúirt an Mheán Oíche PDF written by Brian Merriman and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Brian Merriman |
| Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 2011-10-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780815650560 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0815650566 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Midnight Court / Cúirt an Mheán Oíche by : Brian Merriman
Book excerpt: Banned and beloved in equal measure, The Midnight Court is a canonical eighteenth-century text widely considered to be one of the greatest comic Irish poems. Despite its simple storyline, Merriman’s poem addresses a wide range of themes from its satirical treatment of sexuality to its biting social commentary. This volume, the first critical edition, offers readers a fluid translation and five essays that contextualize the poem, making it an ideal text for any student of the poem and eighteenth-century Irish literature.
