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Palgrave MacMillan Medieval Invasions in Modern Irish Literature 2013 Edition by J. Ulin
Medieval Invasions in Modern Irish Literature offers the first book-length treatment of the literary return to and reinterpretation of Giraldus Cambrensis's twelfth century The History of the Conquest of Ireland. Writers studied include W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, James Joyce, Sean O'Faolain, Micheal Mac Liammoir, Brendan Behan and Jamie O'Neill. Table of contents :- Preface: A Modern Medieval Obituary 1. Introduction: Medieval Causes 2. Modern Disruptions 3. Medieval Cycles 4. Modern Escapes 5. Conclusion: Medieval Genealogies and a Modern Medieval Obituary