Jerusha Mccormack
Biographic Data
| ID | 4506469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jerusha Mccormack |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jerusha |
| FAMILY NAME | Mccormack |
| SIGNATURE | MCCORMACK J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Religion in Irish Literature and Culture
Contrary to the widespread belief in Ireland's rapid secularisation, religion continues to play a significant role in twenty-first-century Irish culture, though not in the familiar forms of Catholicism and Protestantism. This volume seeks to redress the balance and demonstrate that religion intersects with and informs past and present Irish culture. While writers from Sean O'Casey to Edna O'Brien have challenged religious oppression, Joyce's here…
Domesticating Delphi
In terms of style, Emily Dickinson's poems have often been described as "telegraphic." And yet to date no one has looked closely at what this might mean. To what extent is such a description useful? Is it limited merely to stylistic mannerisms? Or are there larger issues at stake? By considering the impact of the telegraph on mid-nineteenth-century America, this paper seeks to restore to Dickinson's enterprise a lost cultural context. The new tec…
Wilde the Irishman
For nearly a century, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) has been seen primarily as a writer - a description that ignores his Irish parentage and the experience of the first 20 years of his life. In this study, 17 leading Irish artists, critics and cultural commentators explore the theme of Wilde's Irishness. Viewing Wilde from a range of angles, the contributors assess what difference it makes to perceive him as Irish, or Anglo-Irish, rather than as a Brit…
The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde
The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde offers an essential introduction to one of the theatre's most important and enigmatic writers. Although a general overview, the volume also offers some of the latest thinking on the dramatist and his impact on the twentieth century. Part One places Wilde's work within the cultural and historical context of his time and includes an opening essay by Wilde's grandson, Merlin Holland. Further chapters also exami…
Domesticating Delphi
In terms of style, Emily Dickinson's poems have often been described as "telegraphic." And yet to date no one has looked closely at what this might mean. To what extent is such a description useful? Is it limited merely to stylistic mannerisms? Or are there larger issues at stake? By considering the impact of the telegraph on mid-nineteenth-century America, this paper seeks to restore to Dickinson's enterprise a lost cultural context. The new tec…
The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde
The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde offers an essential introduction to one of the theatre's most important and enigmatic writers. Although a general overview, the volume also offers some of the latest thinking on the dramatist and his impact on the twentieth century. Part One places Wilde's work within the cultural and historical context of his time and includes an opening essay by Wilde's grandson, Merlin Holland. Further chapters also exami…
Wilde the Irishman
For nearly a century, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) has been seen primarily as a writer - a description that ignores his Irish parentage and the experience of the first 20 years of his life. In this study, 17 leading Irish artists, critics and cultural commentators explore the theme of Wilde's Irishness. Viewing Wilde from a range of angles, the contributors assess what difference it makes to perceive him as Irish, or Anglo-Irish, rather than as a Brit…
Domesticating Delphi
In terms of style, Emily Dickinson's poems have often been described as "telegraphic." And yet to date no one has looked closely at what this might mean. To what extent is such a description useful? Is it limited merely to stylistic mannerisms? Or are there larger issues at stake? By considering the impact of the telegraph on mid-nineteenth-century America, this paper seeks to restore to Dickinson's enterprise a lost cultural context. The new tec…
Religion in Irish Literature and Culture
Contrary to the widespread belief in Ireland's rapid secularisation, religion continues to play a significant role in twenty-first-century Irish culture, though not in the familiar forms of Catholicism and Protestantism. This volume seeks to redress the balance and demonstrate that religion intersects with and informs past and present Irish culture. While writers from Sean O'Casey to Edna O'Brien have challenged religious oppression, Joyce's here…
Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Irish and British Studies (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Celtic languages (1 work) · Christianity (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work)