Honour in Medieval Ireland: why King Ronan slew his son?
8 September
by
Veronika IVANOVA
One of the most popular topics in world literature is murder, and of course, ancient Irish literature is no exception to this pattern. This article will analyse an excellent example of the Irish medieval legends. The tale named How Ronan Killed His Son holds a lot of cultural, historical and literary treasures that have attracted researchers (...)
Migration in Irish literature: “Irishness”, second-generation and “in-betweenness”
5 May 2022
by
Rachel Bergin
Migration is a leading theme in Irish literature. The aim here is to review how Irish writers - born in Ireland or descendant from an Irish family - represent this phenomenon in their fictional writings. In particular, how the second-generation, the children of those who left, define their “Irishness” (their feeling of being Irish). Jane (...)
