The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature
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The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature is an edited volume (Cusack, English, Resnicek) that traces how corpses function across Irish literary culture from the late eighteenth century to contemporary works.
The collection gathers chapters on graveyard poetry, the Gothic, revivalist drama, Irish-language poetry, modernist and contemporary novels, and theatre to show patterns of continuity and change.
Contributors analyze how corpses signal ethical, political, and medico-legal concerns, including state power, family structures, national identity, and unresolved violences.
The volume intervenes in Irish studies, Gothic studies, death studies, and medical and health humanities by positioning the corpse as a conceptually rich focal point.
It was published by Liverpool University Press in 2026.
The collection gathers chapters on graveyard poetry, the Gothic, revivalist drama, Irish-language poetry, modernist and contemporary novels, and theatre to show patterns of continuity and change.
Contributors analyze how corpses signal ethical, political, and medico-legal concerns, including state power, family structures, national identity, and unresolved violences.
The volume intervenes in Irish studies, Gothic studies, death studies, and medical and health humanities by positioning the corpse as a conceptually rich focal point.
It was published by Liverpool University Press in 2026.
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Christopher Cusack et al. eds., "The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature" (Liverpool UP, 2026)
