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REVOLUTIONIZING TROPES OF THE IRISH PEASANT: MÁIRTÍN Ó CADHAIN’S IMAGINATIVE ENCOUNTERS WITH MAXIM GORKY – Aoileann Ní Éigeartaigh
Máirtín Ó Cadhain, widely regarded as one of the most remarkable Irish language writers of the twentieth century, agitated passionately on behalf of his Irish-language community and strongly criticized the newly formed Irish State for paying lip service to the…
UNDER THE SEA: THE DEPICTION OF GENDER ROLES AND FEMININITY IN ‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ – Aisling Hoey
The literary genre of fairy tales is globally recognised. Fairy tales are ancient tales shared amongst generations, a memorable feature of childhood to many. Fairy tales carry a social message, a reflection of the cultural values and norms of society…
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS: REWRITING THE TEMPEST IN THE SERVICE OF ART AND CIVILISATION – Marian Rebei
William Shakespeare’s The Tempest comes across as an inviting and resourceful ground that has prompted a range of (re-)reading perspectives and creative appropriations. The reworking of the original plot, characters, motifs, themes and ideas originates in geographical, cultural, social and…
OMG SHAKESPEARE: IDENTITY CONSTRUCTIONS IN SOCIAL MEDIA – Iulia-Andreea Milică
A collection of recent adaptations of four of Shakespeare’s most famous plays (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet) was published by Penguin, in a series entitled OMG Shakespeare. The new titles are: A Midsummer Night #nofilter…