Type: Article
Real, Herman J. and Heinz J. Vienken ‘Psychoanalytic Criticism and Swift: the History of a Failure’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 127-141.
Real and Vienken assess the contributions made to Swift scholarship by psychoanalytical critics of the twentieth-century. Psychoanalytic interpretations of Swifts so called scatological poems Continue reading Vol. 1: Real, Herman J. and Heinz J. Vienken
Type: Article
Craven, Kenneth. ‘A Tale of a Tub and the 1697 Dublin Controversy’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 97-110.
This article considers the intellectual atmosphere of late seventeenth-century Ireland as Modern methodologies of philosophy swept over Europe. The lapse of the Licensing Act in 1695 had allowed Continue reading Vol. 1: Craven, Kenneth.
Type: Article
Deane, Seamus. ‘Swift and the Anglo-Irish Intellect’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 9-22.
The purpose of this essay is to provide a context for some of Swifts writings and to demonstrate the advantages to be gained from seeing him as a member of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy of Continue reading Vol. 1: Deane, Seamus.
Type: Notes
Benson, C.J. ‘Anatomizing early printed books in Trinity College, Dublin’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 195-198.
Discusses the librarys method of cataloguing texts printed before 1900, and ways of accessing and using the information contained in the catalogues. Also provides a short history of the librarys Continue reading Vol. 1: Benson, C.J.
Type: Article
Robinson, Nicholas. ‘Caricature and the Regency Crisis: an Irish perspective’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 157-176.
This article discusses how caricaturists portrayed the two most important Irishmen in the Westminster parliament, Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Edmund Burke, during the Regency Crisis of 1788-89. Robinson gives evidence Continue reading Vol. 1: Robinson, Nicholas.
Type: Article
OBrien, Gerard. ‘The Grattan Mystique’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 177-194.
This article investigates the longstanding mystique surrounding the patriot tradition of Henry Grattan. OBrien challenges the view that Grattan almost single-handedly won the free trade dispute and secured the leadership of the patriots. OBrien discusses the Continue reading Vol. 1: OBrien, Gerard.
Type: Notes
Berman, David. ‘Berkeleys Siris and the Whiskey Patriots’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 200-203.
In Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions Concerning Tar-water (1744), George Berkeley recommends tar-water as a universal panacea; but the work is also part of the authors campaign against pernicious spirits and Whiskey patriots. Continue reading Vol. 1: Berman, David.
Type: Notes
Williams, N. J. A. ‘Thomas Wilson, Francis Hutchinson agus Litriú na Gaeilge’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), .
This note is in Irish. It considers the catechism printed in a phonetic form of Irish in 1722 for Francis Hutchinson, bishop of Down and Connor, and asks whether Continue reading Vol. 1: Williams, N. J. A.
Type: Article
Ó Muirithe, Diarmaid ‘Dán in Ómós do Shilbheastar Ó hAllmhuráin, 1728-1807. (An Irish poem in honour of Sylvester OHalloran, 1728-1807)’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 85-88.
This article, which is in Irish, prints the text of a poem written by Tomás Ó Míocháin in honour of one Continue reading Vol. 1: Ó Muirithe, Diarmaid
Type: Article
Murphy, Sean. ‘Burke and Lucas: an authorship problem re-examined’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 143-156.
This article argues against biographers of Edmund Burke in their conviction that Burke was hostile to the Anglo-Irish nationalist, Charles Lucas. According to Sean Murphy, Burkes political opinion of Lucas is Continue reading Vol. 1: Murphy, Sean.
Type: Article
Cullen, Louis ‘Catholics Under the Penal Laws’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 23-36.
This article considers the impact of the penal laws of eighteenth-century Ireland on Irish catholics. Cullen discusses catholic interest in property and politics, career paths followed by catholics and levels of church organization Continue reading Vol. 1: Cullen, Louis
Type: Article
Harrison, Frank Llewelyn ‘Music, Poetry and Polity in the age of Swift’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 37-63.
This survey of popular music and poetry in eighteenth-century Ireland discusses a variety of works of Irish, English, Scottish and Italian origin. Harrison considers differences and influences, musical Continue reading Vol. 1: Harrison, Frank Llewelyn
Type: Article
Watson, Seosamh. ‘Aortha: Ainmhithe agus Eile. (The Irish satirists power over animals and others)’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 89-95.
This article is in Irish. Watson considers the honoured position of poets in early Irish society a position partially based on an Continue reading Vol. 1: Watson, Seosamh.
Type: Article
Elias, A.C. Jr. ‘Lord Orrerys copy of Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Swift (1751)’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 111-125.
This article gives an account of the copy of Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Jonathan Swift purchased by the University of Pennsylvania Library Continue reading Vol. 1: Elias, A.C. Jr.
Type: Article
Poppe, Erich. ‘Leibniz and Eckhart on the Irish language’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 65-84.
This article discusses the interest of two German comparative linguists, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) and Johann Georg Eckhart (1664-1730) in the Irish language. Eckhart contributed to Irish studies with his partial Continue reading Vol. 1: Poppe, Erich.
