Gerardine Meaney investigates the complex relationships between Brenda Maddox's 1988 biography of Nora Barnacle, the wife of James Joyce and the film Nora, and locates the film in the context of new developments in costume drama and historical film in the 1990s.
'Ulysses' was not brought to the screen until 1967. Norris discusses the challenges that this difficult novel of the 20th century posed to the filmmaker along with the production and censorship problems that arose before the film was released to great contemporary critical acclaim.
The collection of 28 Ogham stones at UCC represents the largest collection of Ogham inscriptions in open display in Ireland. In this guide Damian McManus places the stones in their literary, linguistic and archaeological context, and discusses the origins of Ogham, its distribution, execution and significance.
Using a wide range of maps, colour photographs and historic, as well as new drawings, this title presents an exploration of an outstanding archaeological landscape centred on Newgrange Passage Tomb and its greater environs.
Traced through a wide-ranging series of texts, and through a tapestry of images, this book includes photographs, archival material, satellite images and artworks.
Explores the 1999 film adaptation by Director Atom Egoyan of Irish writer William Trevor's novel of 1994. This title addresses issues such as - hitchcockian influences, the sense of place in the visual discourse, and the characterisation of the serial killer Hilditch, as constructed initially by Trevor and interpreted by Egoyan.
The Ulster Literary Theatre was considered by many contemporaries to be the equal of the Abbey Theatre, in terms of energy, output and nationalist commitment. This title explores the performance history of Belfast's own nationalist theatre.