What’s in a Name? Reading the Character of Mary/Moira in Jane Urquhart’s Away
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21187205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Audrey Robitaillié (0000-0002-8020-8412, Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 163-171 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Estudios Irlandeses (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1699-311X • E-ISSN: 1699-311X |
| Publisher | Estudios Irlandeses (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.24162/ei2015-5977 |
| OpenAlex | W2569661760 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Introduction Jane Urquhart’s Away (1993) is centred on the character of Mary, who is thought to be “away with the fairies”, in a context of Famine and emigration. The novel, starting on Rathlin Island in the north of Ireland, ends in Ontario, and thus highlights the double meaning of its title. As a young woman on
Art · Character (mathematics) · Irish · Linguistics · Literature · Postcolonialism (international relations) · Reading (process) · Sociology · Classics · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gender Studies · History · Joseph Conrad and Literature · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |