From Enlightenment to rebellion : essays in honor of Christopher Fox / edited by James G. Buickerood.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buickerood, James G., editor, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fox, Christopher, 1948-.

Fox, Christopher.

English literature--Irish authors--History and criticism.

English literature.

English literature--Irish authors.

Learning and scholarship--Social aspects.

Learning and scholarship.

Ireland--Civilization.

Ireland.

Civilization.

Ireland--Intellectual life.

Intellectual life.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xix, 302 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Essays in honor of Christopher Fox

Place of Publication:

Lewisburg [Pennsylvania] : Bucknell University Press ; Lanham, Maryland : Copublished by The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2018]

Summary:

"This collection of essays honors Christopher Fox of Notre Dame, arguably the most influential figure in Irish studies for the past quarter century. The essays address topics in which Fox has made his own enduring scholarly contributions and subjects to which he has made enduring contributions through his academic leadership, from the development of library collections and important fellowships at his university to the institution of a global community of scholars in Irish studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: A Knowledge both of Books and Humankind by James G. Buickerood

Part I. Scholarship and Academic Leadership

Part II. Medieval and Early Modern Irish Epic and Verse

Part IV. Eschatological and Ecological Judgment in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

Part VIII. Perspectives on Language

Part IX. Irish Fiction.

Notes:

Select bibliography of the works of Christopher Fox is included.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: From enlightenment to rebellion ;

ISBN:

9781611488708

1611488702

OCLC:

1020295876