Circe's Cup: Cultural Transformations in Early Modern Writing

by Clare Carroll and Clare Lois Carroll

Circe's Cup is a collection of eight essays that investigate the role writing played in transforming early modern Irish culture. This radical new assessment of culture and conflict in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Ireland covers a wide range of topics, including ethnography, translation practices, and political philosophy. Taking its title from the metaphor of "Circe's Cup,"which was used by Old and New English writers to describe the corrupting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268022747
• ISBN13: 9780268022747
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"