Dublin: A View from the Ground - Couverture rigide

Hegarty, Neil

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0749951494 ISBN 13 : 9780749951498

Editeur : Portrait, 2007

Synopsis

Dublin is one of only a handful of cities that holds international appeal and influence - a fact made more unique because its fame is based almost exclusively on cultural output. Dublin may not have an instantly recognisable building or landmark, but ask a listener to come up with images of Dublin and the results flood in: Molly Malone, a cold pint of Guinness, a late-night pub session. Neil Hegarty examines this legacy of Dublin's 'cultural capital' to bring the city, and its people, to vivid life. A rich story encompassing art, literature, architecture, politics and more, Dublin follows a general chronology, but the chapters are organised around themes - crime and punishment, power and rebellion, urban calamity (fire, flood, disease), the sacred and the profane - that occur and recur throughout the city's history.Larger historical trends - the effects of the city's Penal Laws, the establishment of a Catholic middle class, the dizzying pace of change in the wake of the Celtic Tiger's economic reforms - are seen through the experiences of leaders and pioneers, as well as that of ordinary citizens, to create one of the most wide-ranging and nuanced portraits of Dublin ever published.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Neil Hegaty holds a PhD in English from Trinity College in Dublin. He has written and produced the radio documentaries on the Irish in the Newfoundland and the Irish in Argentina, respectively. His radio play, The Story of Peggy Mountain, was shortlisted for RTE's PJ O'Connor Award.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Portrait
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0749951494
• ISBN 13: 9780749951498
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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