Big Book of New Irish Comedy
Author | : Petie Barry |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Irish wit and humour |
ISBN | : 9780954146610 |
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Author | : Petie Barry |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Irish wit and humour |
ISBN | : 9780954146610 |
Author | : Bob Callahan |
Publisher | : Penguin (Non-Classics) |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Describes the achievements of Irish Americans in a variety of fields.
Author | : Various |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2011-03-17 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0571255280 |
Edited by Joseph O'Connor (author of Star of the Sea and Ghost Light) New Irish Short Stories is a stunning collection from a fascinating variety of writers, both new and established. Featuring, among many others, William Trevor and Roddy Doyle, Rebecca Miller and Richard Ford, Christine Dwyer Hickey and Colm Toibin, it shows the short story to be a vibrant, thriving form and one that should continue to be celebrated and encouraged. This collection follows the two acclaimed editions David Marcus edited for Faber in 2004-5 and 2006-7.
Author | : David Krause |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 2019-06-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1501744011 |
A fierce mirth characterizes antic Irish comedy. To the degree to which everyone sympathizes with the need to mock repressive authority, everyone is potentially Irish. It is the Irish dramatists themselves, says David Krause, that are the true authors of the profane book of Irish comedy. The body of literature they have produced desecrates the sacred in Ireland and launches a sardonic attack on the queen of Irish nationalism, Cathleen Ni Houlihan, the old sow who, according to Joyce's tragicomic jest, tries to devour her creative farrow. Krause discusses the major works of fourteen Irish playwrights—Samuel Beckett, Brendan Behan, Dion Boucicault, William Boyle, Paul Vincent Carroll, George Fitzmaurice, Lady Gregory, Denis Johnston, Sean O'Casey, Lennox Robinson, Bernard Shaw, George Shields, J. M. Synge, and W. B. Yeats—and shows the ways in which these works are linked, emotionally and thematically, to early Gaelic literature and the tradition of the mythic pagan playboy Oisin or Usheen. As the last great pagan hero of Ireland, Oisin emerges as an archetype for the many playboys and paycocks of Irish comedy. Oisin was the antithesis of St. Patrick, the first great Christian saint of Ireland, who, condemning pleasure and threatening eternal damnation, came to represent all authority. The bearers of this dark and wild Celtic tradition, which Synge and O'Casey associated with a daimonic or barbarous impulse, laugh irreverently at their own creations. This laughter, the laughter of the culture's mythmakers, brings with it emotional relief, comic catharsis.
Author | : Maeve Higgins |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2018-08-07 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 0143130161 |
“If Tina Fey and David Sedaris had a daughter, she would be Maeve Higgins.” —Glamour A startlingly hilarious essay collection about one woman’s messy path to finding her footing in New York City, from breakout comedy star and podcaster Maeve Higgins Maeve Higgins was a bestselling author and comedian in her native Ireland when, at the grand old age of thirty-one, she left the only home she’d ever known in search of something more and found herself in New York City. Together, the essays in Maeve in America create a smart, funny, and revealing portrait of a woman who aims for the stars but sometimes hits the ceiling and the inimitable city that helped make her who she is. Here are stories of not being able to afford a dress for the ball, of learning to live with yourself while you’re still figuring out how to love yourself, of the true significance of realizing what sort of shelter dog you would be. Self-aware and laugh-out-loud funny, this collection is also a fearless exploration of the awkward questions in life, such as: Is clapping too loudly at a gig a good enough reason to break up with somebody? Is it ever really possible to leave home? “Maeve Higgins is hilarious, poignant, conversational, and my favorite Irish import since U2. You’re in for a treat.” —Phoebe Robinson
Author | : Brendan O'Carroll |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 1999-05-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101153385 |
"Mammy" is what Irish children call their mothers and The Mammy is Agnes Browne—a widow struggling to raise seven children in a North Dublin neighborhood in the 1960s. Popular Irish comedian Brendan O'Carroll chronicles the comic misadventures of this large and lively family with raw humor and great affection. Forced to be mother, father, and referee to her battling clan, the ever-resourceful Agnes Browne occasionally finds a spare moment to trade gossip and quips with her best pal Marion Monks (alias "The Kaiser") and even finds herself pursued by the amorous Frenchman who runs the local pizza parlor. Like the novels of Roddy Doyle, The Mammy features pitch-perfect dialogue, lightning wit, and a host of colorful characters. Earthy and exuberant, the novel brilliantly captures the brash energy and cheerful irreverence of working-class Irish life. Now a major motion picture starring Anjelica Huston
Author | : Aimee Alexander |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2021-03-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781914437007 |
If an Irish person said to you, "Gimmie that yoke," would you think they were talking about an egg? If so, 99% of the time, you'd be wrong. How about banjaxed, bockety or craic? Any idea what they mean? The Little Book of Irishisms is for anyone who wants to understand the Irish, not just our words but how we are as people, relaxed about some things, picky about others. It's also for those who'd like to sound Irish, even just for Paddy's Day. You'll learn tricks to Irishify your chat - and how to avoid those clangers that people think we say but never do, like the classic, "Top of the morning to you." If you're coming to Ireland and want to fit right in, this book's for you. If you can't make it, here's a way of visiting in spirit. "Go on, go on, go on. You will, you will, you will," to quote the infamous Irish comedy, Father Ted. The Little Book of Irishisms is the perfect novelty gift for St. Patrick's Day, as a Christmas stocking filler, or at any time to someone who appreciates what it means to be Irish.
Author | : Tony Hawks |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2001-03-07 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 9780312274924 |
Recounts the author's experiences hitchhiking on a bet all the way around Ireland with a small refrigerator, and shares his impressions of the people and places along the way.
Author | : Christopher Measom |
Publisher | : Welcome Books |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Illustrated with more than 150 pieces of art, this guide to the spirited traditions of Ireland provides a near-comprehensive journey into the Emerald Isle. With excerpts from literature, poetry, and folk tales, along with traditional recipes and history, this delightful treasury offers an adventure for the imagination.
Author | : Lady Gregory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 1923 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |