Jill Ireland

surface is the proposition of selling human babies as food for profit, eradicating the poor people from the streets and providing a delicacy for the rich. The idea is presented in a very logical, straight forward way, the setting everyday life in Ireland circa 1729, with poor people begging for food or money, being an annoyance to the fine citizens. Swift uses several aspects of literature including vivid imagery of mothers with sad, hopeless eyes holding starving children, these children…

Three Messages From Sailing to Byzantium The author of Sailing to Byzantium, William Butler Yeats was one of the most prolific poets of his day. He was from Ireland, but he moved to England once he figured out that England was the place to be. W.B. Yeats used his fantastic skills to write some of the best poetry out there. Adrian Paterson from The Irish Times states, “Yeats today is respected rather than loved.” This is an incredible feat to accomplish, to be so loved that you are respected is…

The Land and the sea James Joyce one of Irelands greatest writers considered his characters as ways of the reader seeing the world from a different perspective. In The Proteus chapter in Ulysses and in Dubliners Joyce questions the land and the sea and represents Irish life in his work. The idea of the sea against the land as some sort of border can be seen through Joyce’s characters Evelyn in Dubliners and Stephen in Proteus.(Joyce, Ulysses) The paralysis of Irish life is contemplated in…

Second, nationalism, a patriotic feeling for one’s country, used by both the working-class and capitalists resulted from the class divide. Regarding the working-class’s utilization, the Great Famine serves as an example. When the Irish population boomed, and the potato crop plummeted, a famine resulted. The British government did very little to help the struggling Irish, and nationalism became the Irish workers’ tool to counter the capitalistic British. McKay describes, “The Great Famine also…

“you went to work, joked around at the bar, and called it a day (Yeats, 1921)”. But now, something that has happened that has made "All changed, changed utterly (Yeats, 1921)". This shows that the things were no longer normal and the whole mood of Ireland changed. Moreover Yeats have stated in Long, William J’s book of “English Literature” that, “the purpose was always to write out of the heart of the Irish common people (2013).” Thus Yeats in his “Easter 1916” made an attribution to those brave…

realized, it is possible to recognize the planning and patience it took to write such a simple but powerful essay all while keeping the logical matter of fact tone. Two patient pages of vague, yet moving content about the issues on the streets of Ireland that built Swift’s ethos and invoked pathos in the audience. Followed by 6 pages of excruciating detail about the logistics and why cannibalism was a fantastic and logical solution. All of which tossed the audience around, invoking pathos and…

imagery and, later, his explorations of the country’s political and social struggles, he gave a bold poetic voice to Ireland. His influence on the national narrative of Ireland propelled him into the Irish Senate for two terms and solidified his legacy as the driving force behind the Irish literary revival. In 1967,…

events often inspire authors to produce works of literature that capture the essence of the time period. Eavan Boland, a popular Irish author, has produced many works of literature that shed light on both history and culture. Born in 1944 in Dublin, Ireland, Boland was the daughter of a diplomat and a painter. At a young age, Boland and her family moved to England, where she was rejected by many people because of her Irish background. Her struggle to gain acceptance sparked an even stronger…

The Evolution and Commercialization of Irish Dance Since Riverdance Since Riverdance hit the world stage in 1995, the culture of Irish Dance has evolved and grown. However, experts within the dance community disagree whether and to what extent Riverdance has played a role in these changes. The scholarly articles, dissertations, and books examined in this literature review examine different aspects of the art and sport: changes in costumes, technique and demographic of the dancers. Most rely on…

promote foreign luxury…” (Swift) This conveys the idea that Ireland was very dependent on England for luxury imports for certain items listed above: clothing, furniture and anything that could be made simply in their own country. This was actually said what was the one thing needed to save Ireland from the state of poverty that they found themselves in. It was Fanning and Garvin that said there were three things needed to reform Ireland; they needed spots in the government that was in charge of…