This book explores representations of traditional medicine and healing practices in Irish Revival-era literature spanning from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Specifically, the book focuses on the work of William Butler Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory, and John Millington Synge. The author examines folk medical practices and analyses how folk medicine appears in literature, bringing to light fresh contexts and materials including diaries, letters, folklore collections, and medical texts. By writing the first book to explore the place of traditional medicine in Irish literature, Walker-Dunseith sheds light on a distinctive area of Irish life and practice that gestures towards the possibility of a culture and nation in the act of healing itself and questioning nationalistic discourses.
| ISBN: | 9783031824586 |
| Publication date: | 22nd March 2025 |
| Author: | Holly May WalkerDunseith |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 228 pages |
| Series: | New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Cultural studies Plays, playscripts Biography, Literature and Literary studies |
This book explores representations of traditional medicine and healing practices in Irish Revival-era literature spanning from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Specifically, the book focuses on the work of William Butler Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory, and John Millington Synge. The author examines folk medical practices and analyses how folk medicine appears in literature, bringing to light fresh contexts and materials including diaries, letters, folklore collections, and medical texts. By writing the first book to explore the place of traditional medicine in Irish literature, Walker-Dunseith sheds light on a distinctive area of Irish life and practice that gestures towards the possibility of a culture and nation in the act of healing itself and questioning nationalistic discourses.
Traditional Medicine in the Irish Literary Revival features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Cultural studies, Plays, playscripts, Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Traditional Medicine in the Irish Literary Revival is available in Hardback
Traditional Medicine in the Irish Literary Revival was written by Holly May WalkerDunseith and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer Nature Switzerland
Traditional Medicine in the Irish Literary Revival has 228 pages
Yes it is part of New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature series
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