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Alexander Poots

The History of Literature

The History of Ireland

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Laura Lee

The literary world has long celebrated the incredible contributions of Ireland and its writers, with a special focus on Dublin-centric writers like James Joyce and W.B. Yeats. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland has been quietly turning out some excellent work as well, thanks to figures like C.S. Lewis and Seamus Heaney, among many others. Are there common themes uniting the Irish writers - and the Northern Irish writers in particular? How has the tumultuous history of Northern Ireland worked its way into the writings of its best novelists and poets? In this episode, Jacke talks to Alexander Poots about his new book The Strangers' House: Writing Northern Ireland. PLUS Jacke talks to author Laura Lee (Wilde Nights &amp; Robber Barons) about her choice for the last book she will ever read.Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The literary world has long celebrated the incredible contributions of Ireland and its writers, with a special focus on Dublin-centric writers like James Joyce and W.B. Yeats. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland has been quietly turning out some excellent work as well, thanks to figures like C.S. Lewis and Seamus Heaney, among many others. Are there common themes uniting the Irish writers - and the Northern Irish writers in particular? How has the tumultuous history of Northern Ireland worked its way into the writings of its best novelists and poets? In this episode, Jacke talks to Alexander Poots about his new book <a href="https://amzn.to/42MeZRO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Strangers' House: Writing Northern Ireland</a>. PLUS Jacke talks to author Laura Lee (<a href="https://amzn.to/3I73HzW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wilde Nights &amp; Robber Barons</a>) about her choice for the last book she will ever read.Help support the show at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/literature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/literature</a> or <a href="http://www.historyofliterature.com/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">historyofliterature.com/donate</a>. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at <a href="http://www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

513 The Writers of Northern Ireland (with Alexander Poots) | My Last Book with Laura Lee

From CS Lewis's bourgeois Protestant upbringing to Seamus Heaney's beautiful attempts at understanding his home, this episode I interview Alexander Poots author of The Strangers' House: Writing Northern Ireland and ask what Northern Irish writers can teach us about the history of the area. Sign up to Patreon for the full interview. You can read more about the book, here:https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/alexander-poots/the-strangers-house/9781538701584/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From CS Lewis's bourgeois Protestant upbringing to Seamus Heaney's beautiful attempts at understanding his home, this episode I interview Alexander Poots author of The Strangers' House: Writing Northern Ireland and ask what Northern Irish writers can teach us about the history of the area. Sign up to Patreon for the full interview. You can read more about the book, here:<a href="https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/alexander-poots/the-strangers-house/9781538701584/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/alexander-poots/the-strangers-house/9781538701584/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.