The Wild Irish Girl : A National Tale (Oxford World's Classics)
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"I long to study the purely national, purely natural character of an Irishwoman." When Horatio, the son of an English lord, is banished to his father's Irish estate as punishment for his dissipated ways, he goes off in search of adventure. On the wild west coast of Connaught he finds remnants
of a romantic Gaelic past--a dilapidated castle, a Catholic priest, a deposed king and the king's lovely daughter Glorvina. In this setting and among these characters Horatio learns the history, culture, and language of a country he had once scorned, but he must do so in disguise, for his own
English ancestors are responsible for the ruin of the Gaelic family he comes to love.
Written after the Act of Union, The Wild Irish Girl. (1806) is a passionately nationalistic novel and a founding text in the discourse of Irish nationalism. This unique paperback edition includes the 'Introductory Letters' to the novel as well as Owenson's footnotes, rich in detail on the Irish
language, history, and legend.
The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale (Oxford World's Classics),Sydney Owenson,Kathryn Kirkpatrick,Oxford University Press, USA,0192832832,19th Century English Novel And Short Story,British,Celts,Classics,English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,Fiction,General,Ireland,Irish Novel And Short Story,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Princesses,19th century fiction,English,Fiction / Classics,Literature/English | British Literature | 19th C,Novels, other prose & writers: 19th century
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