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The Truth about the Irish: A Frank and Funny Look Paperback - 2001

by Terry Eagleton

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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.

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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. 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.

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  • Title The Truth about the Irish: A Frank and Funny Look
  • Author Terry Eagleton
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martin's Griffin, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2001-02-27
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780312264031 / 0312264038
  • Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.42 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.07 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: Ireland
    • Ethnic Orientation: Irish
    • Holiday: St. Patrick's Day
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects Ireland - Civilization, National characteristics, Irish
  • Dewey Decimal Code 941.5

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.

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