Music and literature have always been closely associated in Ireland to an extent unknown in western countries. The case of Irish literature is a clear instance of the range of the presence of music in literature, from the popular to the most sophisticated. From the old legends up to contemporary Irish literature the overwhelming presence of music is apparent in poems, novels, and drama in most if not all Irish writers, and this is an outstanding feature not to be found in other European literatures. This book is an attempt to trace the tracks of Irish music and classical and popular music in modern Irish literature in English, but at the same time some chapters try to explore to what an extent a similar association of music and literature is possible in Galicia, and the contributions that follow try to provide different insights into a number of works from different critical viewpoints.
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Identity as performance: the Irish language and the Sean-Nós tradition in the Muskerry "Gaeltacht", West Cork
págs. 19-34
Music, narration and reality in Joyce: sexual significance of the "The Croppy boy" in "Sirens"
págs. 35-44
"Grace notes" by Bernard MacLaverty: music as emotion beyond words
págs. 45-56
"The given note": Seamus Heaney, Liam O'Flynn. The poet and the piper
págs. 57-69
Lightening the load in a divided Northern Ireland: the role of humour in the songs of Tommy and Colum Sands
págs. 71-93
Rage againts the Tiger: the songs of Damien Dempsey
págs. 95-106
Performative spaces: Irish and Galician women poets
págs. 107-122
Music references in the Shakespearean works of Álvaro Cunqueiro: "The uncertain lord don Hamlet, prince of Denmark" and "The play of Romeo and Juliet, fomous lovers"
págs. 123-143
The literary mith of a Celtic Galicia in folk music: building bridges with Ireland, Scotland and Brittany
págs. 145-184
Bagpipes and digital music: the re-misixing of the Galician identity
págs. 185-205
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