Apocryphal and Literary Influences on Galway Diasporic History.
Title:
Apocryphal and Literary Influences on Galway Diasporic History.
Author:
Lynch, Gay.
ISBN:
9781443826105
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (251 pages)
Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- SUMMARY -- EXPLANATORY NOTES -- EPIGRAPH -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B -- APPENDIX C -- APPENDIX D -- APPENDIX E -- APPENDIX F -- APPENDIX G -- NOTES -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX.
Abstract:
Apocryphal and Literary Influences in Galway Disaporic History establishes that apocryphal stories, in all their transformations, contribute to collective memory. Common characteristics frame their analysis: irreducible and enduring elements, often embedded in archetypal drama; lack of historical verification; establishment in collective memory; revivals after periods of dormancy; subjection to political and economic manipulation; implicit speculation; and literary transformations. This book...
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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