Liminal Borderlands in Irish Literature and Culture

Irene Gilsenan Nordin, Elin Holmsten, Eamon Maher

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Verlag Peter Lang
07 January 2009

Acting techniques; Literary studies: general; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; ELT background & reference material; Society & culture: general

Series: Reimagining Ireland

Liminality, if interpreted as a concern with borders and states of in-betweenness, is a widespread theme in Irish literature and culture, which is perhaps not surprising considering the colonial and postcolonial background of Ireland. The liminal, from the Latin word limen, meaning «a threshold», can be broadly defined as a transitional place of becoming. It is a borderland state of ambiguity and indeterminacy, leading those who participate in the process to new perspectives and possibilities.

This collection of essays examines the theme of liminality in Irish literature and culture against the philosophical discourse of modernity and focuses on representations of liminality in contemporary Irish literature, art and film in a variety of contexts. The book is divided into four sections. The first part deals with theoretical aspects of liminal states. Other sections focus on liminal narratives and explore drama as liminal rites of passage, while the last part examines transformative spaces in contemporary Irish women’s poetry.

Edited by: Irene Gilsenan Nordin, Elin Holmsten, Eamon Maher
Imprint: Verlag Peter Lang
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: New edition
Volume: 9
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9783039118595
ISBN 10: 3039118595
Series: Reimagining Ireland
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 07 January 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Editors: Irene Gilsenan Nordin is Associate Professor of English at Dalarna University, Sweden. She is Director of the Dalarna University Centre for Irish Studies and the literary editor of Nordic Irish Studies. Elin Holmsten is Assistant Professor of English at Dalarna University, Sweden. She completed her thesis The Hermeneutics of Otherness in Medbh McGuckian’s Poetry at Uppsala University, Sweden, in 2006.