The present article aims analyzes the use of Irish mythology (and more specifically of “Celtic” festivals) in the course of the 20th century by two Irish authors, William Butler Yeats and Brian Friel. This use, which one may at first think dictated solely by artistic considerations, turns out to be more profound and symptomatic of Irish culture – this Irishness which is so often connected to political and/or religious values. The study of the notion of “science” and its impact on the culture and customs of modern Ireland will prove helpful since the issue was tackled directly by both authors, be it as a complement or a potential rival to the Irish way(s).Le présent arti...
The mythology of Ireland is millennia old, birthing a poetic tradition that has endured with the nat...
W.B. Yeats is considered as one of the most outstanding poets in the world because of his excellent ...
This paper first provides a short overview of the history of the Irish language and proceeds to exam...
Pour ce mémoire de recherche, j’ai choisi d’étudier la notion du surnaturel dans la culture et la li...
This article analyses how Micheál macLíammóir’s Diarmuid and Gráinne (1928) and An Philibín’s Tristr...
This project is a source study of the materials used by William Butler Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregor...
This article argues that Friel’s concern with paganism goes beyond his well-known play Dancing at Lu...
Supernatural beings have always played an important role in Irish folklore. Indeed, many myths and l...
Master's thesis in English LiteratureThe aim of this thesis is to examine how William Butler Yeats’ ...
Les êtres surnaturels ont toujours eu une place prépondérante dans le folklore irlandais. En effet, ...
Should Ireland have paid more attention to the 20th century as it emerged ? Should the poets and wri...
The end of 19th century was generally a significant and transitional period, as from the beginning o...
This paper addresses William Butler Yeats’s dramatisation of his life-long interest in the i...
"This thesis, herwith submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M.A. degree, is h...
Because Irish myth and folklore had been suppressed by church doctrine and British control of school...
The mythology of Ireland is millennia old, birthing a poetic tradition that has endured with the nat...
W.B. Yeats is considered as one of the most outstanding poets in the world because of his excellent ...
This paper first provides a short overview of the history of the Irish language and proceeds to exam...
Pour ce mémoire de recherche, j’ai choisi d’étudier la notion du surnaturel dans la culture et la li...
This article analyses how Micheál macLíammóir’s Diarmuid and Gráinne (1928) and An Philibín’s Tristr...
This project is a source study of the materials used by William Butler Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregor...
This article argues that Friel’s concern with paganism goes beyond his well-known play Dancing at Lu...
Supernatural beings have always played an important role in Irish folklore. Indeed, many myths and l...
Master's thesis in English LiteratureThe aim of this thesis is to examine how William Butler Yeats’ ...
Les êtres surnaturels ont toujours eu une place prépondérante dans le folklore irlandais. En effet, ...
Should Ireland have paid more attention to the 20th century as it emerged ? Should the poets and wri...
The end of 19th century was generally a significant and transitional period, as from the beginning o...
This paper addresses William Butler Yeats’s dramatisation of his life-long interest in the i...
"This thesis, herwith submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M.A. degree, is h...
Because Irish myth and folklore had been suppressed by church doctrine and British control of school...
The mythology of Ireland is millennia old, birthing a poetic tradition that has endured with the nat...
W.B. Yeats is considered as one of the most outstanding poets in the world because of his excellent ...
This paper first provides a short overview of the history of the Irish language and proceeds to exam...