FRESTAÐ: Born, Bred, and the Undead: The Epistolary Novel and Irish Nationalism
Hvenær
21. apríl 2020 16:30 til 17:30
Hvar
Veröld - Hús Vigdísar
fyrirlestrasalur
Nánar
Aðgangur ókeypis
Jessica Murphy, aðjunkt í ensku við Mála- og menningardeild Háskóla Íslands, flytur fyrirlesturinn Born, Bred, and the Undead: The Epistolary Novel and Irish Nationalism, í Veröld - húsi Vigdísar, 21. apríl kl. 16:30.
Ágrip:
This talk examines how the epistolary novel broaches the concepts of character, autonomy, and nationhood in the nineteenth century. Writing fictional works consisting of letters was a vehicle for select Irish authors to write back to the British Empire and to explore and define Irish identity, culture, and lore.
Born, Bred, and the Undead: The Epistolary Novel and Irish Nationalism