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Colin Smythe Ltd, 2002 Book. New. Soft cover. Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry can be considered to be Carleton's greatest work. It went through a number of transformations before the 'definitive edition' was published in 1842-44. This edition was the last that Carleton actually oversaw; thus it is the culmination of his own work on the collection. Traits and Stories contains a wealth of illustrations by famous illustrators of the time. They give a good impression of the tales themselves, being crowded with laughing, weeping, fighting, working, playing, dying, and praying peasants in sublime scenery, poverty-stricken cottages, cosy public houses, trim farms, broken-down barns, hillside chapels, hedge schools, and hovels. The inhabitants of Carleton's world are villains, scholars, horse-thieves, pig-drivers, priests, farmers and shopkeepers. He aimed to show the Irish peasant honestly to the world, choosing simple, strong plots. Contemporary critics praised Carleton…
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Traits & Stories of the Irish Peasantry: Volume 1 Brochura - 2004
por William Carleton
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- Título Traits & Stories of the Irish Peasantry: Volume 1
- Autor William Carleton
- Encadernação Brochura
- Edição First Edition
- Páginas 428
- Volumes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Colin Smythe, United Kingdom
- Data de publicação 2004-02
- Ilustrado Sim
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780861401727 / 0861401727
- Dewey Decimal Code 823.7
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