This thesis consists of editions of seven previously unedited Bardic poems to members of the Mac Diarmada (Mac Dermot) family of Magh Luirg (Moylurg), Co. Roscommon. ‘Bardic poetry’ refers to the syllabic verse, written ...

The aim of this thesis is to develop a multifaceted model by which one can engage with cross-cultural acts of reading in a meaningful way and to provide a sample of quite diverse works of world literature in translation ...

This thesis proposes a feminist reading of the mother-daughter relationship in the writings of Gabrielle Roy and Francine Noel. The texts discussed have been selected due to their feminist nature and to the importance that ...

The enigmatic figure of Maria de Zayas acquired renown during her own lifetime for her two novella collections, Novelas amorosas v ejemplares and Desenganos amorosos, which were first published in 1637 and 1647, respectively, ...

This thesis considers the question of self-representation in the art and literature of nineteenth-century France and Belgium. The evolution from the mirror to the mask as a means of representing self is discussed through ...

This analysis explores the connections between Nobel Prize winner Grazia Deledda (1871-1936) and Irish women writers, many of whom despite popularity at the time have been met with critical silence. Two dominant themes ...

This thesis consists of an attempt to provide a critical edition, translation and analysis of the material contained in the Old Irish status text entitled Míadṡlechtae. Míadṡlechtae is one of a number of early Irish law ...

It is the contention of this thesis that religion plays a major role in a number of significant examples of contemporary German-language theatre and drama, but that it has largely been neglected by the secondary literature, ...

The following thesis was researched and written during the period October 1998 to September 2001 at Trinity College, Dublin. It originated as an investigation into the adequacy of the term 'existentialist' as applied to ...

This thesis analyses the work of W. G. Sebald in comparison with two other major German writers of his generation, Botho Strauß and Peter Handke. It compares Sebald's novel Austerlitz with Strauß's novel Der junge Mann and ...