“No Nation Wanted It So Much”: Beckett, Swift and Psychiatric Confinement in Ireland
Samuel Beckett displays an interest in portraying figures normally regarded as insane within their communities, and who are frequently depicted interacting with institutions of mental care. Taking the representation of three asylums in three separate works, this paper aims to explore a developing an...
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Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Estudios Irlandeses |
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| Online Access: | https://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DEF.WHELAN-1.pdf |