The Truth about the Irish - by Terry Eagleton (Paperback)

Name: The Truth about the Irish - by Terry Eagleton (Paperback)
Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
SKU: 82960899
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If you're looking for a field guide to leprechauns, The Truth About the Irish is not the book for you.
About the Author: Terry Eagleton is Wharton Professor of English Literature at St. Catherine's College, Oxford.
192 Pages
History, Europe

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About the Book

This frank and funny look at the Irish people covers such things from Blarney to Yeats as the author separates the myths from the reality with his priceless blend of humor, caustic commentary and the honest low-down on the beloved and bewildering country of Ireland. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

If you're looking for a field guide to leprechauns, The Truth About the Irish is not the book for you. But if you can handle a frank and funny look into the minds and hearts of Irish people, you've been touched by that fabled Irish luck. Covering all things Irish from Blarney to Yeats, renowned literary and cultural critic Terry Eagleton separates the myths from the reality with his priceless blend of sidesplitting humor, caustic commentary, and the honest lowdown on the beloved and bewildering country of Ireland.

Review Quotes

"A fine, fast and very funny meditation." --Washington Post

" Terry Eagleton delves into what makes the Irish people tick, dispensing with nonsense about leprechauns, shamrocks and drunkeness to explore the truth behind the Irish psyche." --New York Post

About the Author

Terry Eagleton is Wharton Professor of English Literature at St. Catherine's College, Oxford. One of the world's leading literary critics, his many academic books include Literary Theory: An Introduction. He is also author of the play Saint Oscar and the novel Saints and Scholars, along with two widely acclaimed studies of Ireland, Heathcliffe and the Great Hunger and Crazy John and the Bishop.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .42 Inches (D)

Weight: .53 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 192

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Europe

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL

Theme: Ireland

Format: Paperback

Author: Terry Eagleton

Language: English

Street Date: February 27, 2001

TCIN: 82960899

UPC: 9780312264031

Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-6369

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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