An Essay on Irish Bulls (Classics of Irish History)

by Maria Edgeworth (Author), Marilyn Butler (Editor), JaneDesmarais (Editor)

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2006
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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.

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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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Publisher: University College Dublin Press
Published: 06 Dec 2006
ISBN 10: 1904558755
ISBN 13: 9781904558750

Media Reviews

University College Dublin Press has now published over thirty 'Classics of Irish History'. These contemporary accounts by well known personalities of historical events and attitudes have an immediacy that conventional histories do not have. Introductions by modern historians provide additional historical background and, with hindsight, objectivity. Books Ireland Nov 2007 Scholars of nineteenth-century Irish and Irish-American politics should reacquaint themselves with these classics, part of a long running and immensely useful series from University College Dublin Press. Irish Literary Supplement Fall 2008

Author Bio

Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) was born in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford, and became well known as a novelist in her lifetime. Jane Desmarais lectures in English and Art History at Goldsmiths College, University of London Marilyn Butler is rector of Exeter College, Oxford