Irish Writing on Lafcadio Hearn and Japan : Writer, Journalist & Teacher / edited by Sean G Ronan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ronan, Sean G., editor.

Series:

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish Americans--Japan--History--19th century.

Irish Americans.

Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.

Hearn, Lafcadio.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Writer, Journalist & Teacher

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This will appeal to anyone wishing to enrich their understanding of Japan, those with an interest in Hearn, Irish literary tradition and life and literature in a cross-cultural context..

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

Foreword / Tony O'Reilly

Preface / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

Acknowledgements / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

List of Contributors / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

List of Illustrations / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

1 Matsue Tribute to Lafcadio Hearn / Mary Robinson

2 A Shrine for Lafcadio Hearn, 1850-1904 / Sean Dunne

3 Lafcadio Hearn and His Relations in Dublin / Lilo Stephens

4 A Profile of Lafcadio Hearn / Charles V. Whelan

5 Grandfather Lafcadio Hearn and I / Toki Koizumi

6 Two Celts in Japan: Enigma of the East / Sherley McEgill

7 Irish but as Japanese as the Haiku / Ulick O'Connor

8 Lafcadio Hearn in New Orleans / Ulick O'Connor

9 Lafcadio Hearn and Some Irish Writers / Roger McHugh

10 The Loose Foot of Lafcadio Hearn / Roger McHugh

11 East Irish / Michael Diskin

12 Lafcadio Hearn: A Spiritual Odyssey / Ciaran Murray

13 Lafcadio Hearn, W.B. Yeats and Japan / Barbara Hayley

14 Opening of the Lafcadio Hearn Library in the Embassy of Ireland Tokyo / Anthony J.F. O'Reilly

15 An Irishwoman's Diary: A Visit to Matsue / Lorna Siggins

16 Lafcadio Hearn and Japanese Poetry / Gerry O'Malley

17 The Literary Criticism of Lafcadio Hearn / Peter McMillan

18 Lafcadio Hearn and Early Irish and Japanese Mythology and Literature / Peter McMillan

19 Hearn's Japan: A Visit to the Oki Islands / James A. Sharkey

20 The Horror and Ghostly Writings of Lafcadio Hearn / Sean G. Ronan

21 Lafcadio Hearn's Interpretation of Japan / Paul Murray

22 Lafcadio Hearn and the Irish Tradition / Paul Murray

23 W. B. Yeats and Lafcadio Hearn: Negotiating with Ghosts / George Hughes

24 Hearn, Yeats and the Problem of Edmund Burke / George Hughes

25 Lafcadio Hearn's First Day in the Orient / Peter McIvor

26 Kokoro ℄ A Century Later / Sean G. Ronan

27 The Achievement of Lafcadio Hearn / Allen E. Tuttle

28 Some New Hearn Primary Source Material / Paul Murray

Notes & References / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

Appendix I Lafcadio Hearn: Principal Dates / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

Appendix II Hearn's Travels in Japan / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

Appendix III Chronological List of Works of Lafcadio Hearn / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

Appendix IV Hearns' Family Tree / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

Appendix V Patrick Lafcadio Hearn at Ushaw College / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

Appendix VI Kumamoto Test Paper / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

Appendix VII Houses Associated with Lafcadio Hearn - 21 Leinster Square and 3 Prince Arthur Terrace, Rathmines, Dublin / Editor: Sean G. Ronan

Index / Editor: Sean G. Ronan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Irish Writing on Lafcadio Hearn and Japan : Writer, Journalist & Teacher.

ISBN:

9789004213562

OCLC:

680316229

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004213562 DOI

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.