One of the earliest novels set in Ireland to achieve popular and critical acclaim was Maria Edgeworth’s Castle Rackrent (1800). It is reported that King George III got great entertainment in reading this short novel, which ...
This article begins with looking at the disciplines of literary studies and history to discuss how they are distinct yet share a certain overlapping ground. Literary studies’ focus on the subject matter of affect and ...
The eighteenth-century traditions of Gaelic poetry and Trinity College Dublin’s academic focus on classical rhetoric are generally regarded as being two schools of thought that largely independent of each other. However, ...
This article discusses the vicious territorial disputes surrounding the tradition of St Patrick’s Day Parades through the city streets of New York and Boston, USA. It documents the legal arguments mounted successfully to ...
We reply to discussions of "Equality: From Theory to Action" by Harry Brighouse, Joanne
Conaghan, Cillian McBride and Stuart White. We find many of their points helpful and treat them as a useful contribution to a continuing ...