| Opening the Field: Irish Women, Texts and Contexts Contributor(s): Haberstroh, Patricia Boyle (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1859184103 ISBN-13: 9781859184103 Publisher: Cork University Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2007 Annotation: One of the defining moments in late twentieth-century Irish literature was the publication of The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing (1991), which immediately created a controversy. This extensive collection, covering more than a thousand years, was marked by the virtual absence of female writers. To fill this gap, Cork University Press published The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing: Irish Women??'s Writing and Traditions in 2002.In response to both of these texts, Opening the Field offers a collection of essays in which ten prominent critics each examine a text by an Irish woman, applying a specific feminist perspective. The strategy behind the book is to demonstrate the different varieties of feminist criticism and the numerous ways in which books by Irish women can be read, taking into account both the text under consideration and the contexts in which it was written and can/might be read. This collection will be valuable for scholars in both Irish Studies and Women??'s Studies; it will also serve as a useful classroom text, as its several perspectives combine with close readings of many works thus serving well as supplementary reading for classes in Irish literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 828.991 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 7.11" W x 9.52" (1.01 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the defining moments in late twentieth-century Irish literature was the publication of The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing (1991), which immediately created a controversy. This extensive collection, covering more than a thousand years, was marked by the virtual absence of female writers. To fill this gap, Cork University Press published The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing: Irish Women's Writing and Traditions in 2002. In response to both of these texts, Opening the Field offers a collection of essays in which ten prominent critics each examine a text by an Irish woman, applying a specific feminist perspective. The strategy behind the book is to demonstrate the different varieties of feminist criticism and the numerous ways in which books by Irish women can be read, taking into account both the text under consideration and the contexts in which it was written and can/might be read. This collection will be valuable for scholars in both Irish Studies and Women's Studies; it will also serve as a useful classroom text, as its several perspectives combine with close readings of many works thus serving well as supplementary reading for classes in Irish literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Haberstroh, Patricia Boyle: - Patricia Boyle Haberstroh teaches in the Department of Fine Arts, La Salle University, and is the editor of Opening the Field: Irish Women, Texts and Contexts (2007, Cork University Press).St Peter, Christine: - Christine St. Peter is a professor at the University of Victoria, Canada. |
