An Essay on Irish Bulls

An Essay on Irish Bulls
Author: Maria Edgeworth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

First published in 1802, this work talks about the talent and wit of the Irish lower classes. It offers an informal philosophic dialogue on the nature of Bulls (logical absurdities) and jokes and jests in general.

An Essay on Irish Bulls

An Essay on Irish Bulls
Author: Richard Lovell Edgeworth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2019-12-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781678899516

First published in 1802, "An Essay on Irish Bulls" was intended to show the English public the talent and wit of the Irish lower classes. Originally devised by Maria's father, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Irish Bulls is an informal philosophic dialogue on the nature of Bulls (logical absurdities) and jokes and jests in general. Published at the time of the Union, the overarching theme is the confusions of identity and the relationship of Irish people to the English. This highly entertaining work has not been published as a single book since the nineteenth century. The editorial material and text for this edition are reproduced from the "Pickering & Chatto Novels" and "Selected Works of Maria Edgeworth", vol. 1. New introduction for this edition is by Jane Desmarais.

An Essay on Irish Bulls

An Essay on Irish Bulls
Author: Maria Edgeworth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2020-01-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781659173024

First published in 1802, "An Essay on Irish Bulls" was intended to show the English public the talent and wit of the Irish lower classes. Originally devised by Maria's father, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Irish Bulls is an informal philosophic dialogue on the nature of Bulls (logical absurdities) and jokes and jests in general. Published at the time of the Union, the overarching theme is the confusions of identity and the relationship of Irish people to the English. This highly entertaining work has not been published as a single book since the nineteenth century. The editorial material and text for this edition are reproduced from the "Pickering & Chatto Novels" and "Selected Works of Maria Edgeworth", vol. 1. New introduction for this edition is by Jane Desmarais.

New Essays on Maria Edgeworth

New Essays on Maria Edgeworth
Author: Julie Nash
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2006
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780754651758

Devoted to the varied writings of the influential novelist, children's author, and educator, this collection combines postcolonial, historical, and gender criticism to offer fresh readings of Edgeworth's novels, stories, letters, and educational texts. The collection will be invaluable to established scholars working in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature, women's studies, and children's literature, as well as to students encountering Edgeworth for the first time.

Essays

Essays
Author: Sydney Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1847
Genre:
ISBN: