The essays in this collection are based on lectures forming part of the annual Dante Series at University College Dublin in 1995 and 1996. The common theme of 'patterns' is variously approached, from
For over a thousand years Ireland has been a host to a surprising variety of languages and cultures. Every area of Irish life and cultural expression has been informed by this contact with diverse lan
Although academic discussions of translation have been radically reshaped by recent theoretical developments, questions of 'right or wrong,' 'better or worse,' continue obstinately to crop up, especia
