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Traditional medicine in the Irish literary revivalthe works of W.B. Yeats, Augusta Gregory, and J. M. Synge /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Traditional medicine in the Irish literary revivalby Holly May Walker-Dunseith.
Reminder of title:	the works of W.B. Yeats, Augusta Gregory, and J. M. Synge /
Author:	Walker-Dunseith, Holly May.
Published:	Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025.
Description:	xv, 228 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	English literatureIrish authors
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82459-3
ISBN:	9783031824593$q(electronic bk.)

Traditional medicine in the Irish literary revivalthe works of W.B. Yeats, Augusta Gregory, and J. M. Synge /
Walker-Dunseith, Holly May.

Traditional medicine in the Irish literary revivalthe works of W.B. Yeats, Augusta Gregory, and J. M. Synge /[electronic resource] :by Holly May Walker-Dunseith. - Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025. - xv, 228 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - New directions in Irish and Irish American literature,2731-3190. - New directions in Irish and Irish American literature..

Chapter 1- Introduction -- Section 1 -- W. B. Yeats The Search for the Land of the Young -- Chapter 2- A Wandering Path to Recovery The Wanderings of Oisin (1889) -- Chapter 3- Thoor Ballylee Healing and Recovery -- Section 2- Augusta Gregory From Colonies to Cough Medicines -- Chapter 4- Rejuvenation, Medicine, and Revival in the Works of Augusta Gregory -- Chapter 5- The Language of Healing Herbs -- Section 3- J. M. Synge: Wells, Wellness and Well-Being -- Chapter 6- Synge and Congestion The Respiratory System of the West -- Chapter 7- Healing Wells in the Work of J. M. Synge -- Chapter 8- Conclusion.

"Walker-Dunseith's study of Yeats, Gregory and Synge constitutes a significant and original intervention in the growing body of critical literature on Irish Studies and medical humanities. Focusing on a representative range of their writing, she convincingly demonstrates the importance to her chosen authors of the practice of traditional folk medicine in their creation of literary works geared towards national revival and cultural rejuvenation." - Alex Davis, Professor of Modern Literature, University College Cork, Ireland This book explores representations of traditional medicine and healing practices in Irish Revival-era literature spanning from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Specifically, the book focuses on the work of William Butler Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory, and John Millington Synge. The author examines folk medical practices and analyses how folk medicine appears in literature, bringing to light fresh contexts and materials including diaries, letters, folklore collections, and medical texts. By writing the first book to explore the place of traditional medicine in Irish literature, Walker-Dunseith sheds light on a distinctive area of Irish life and practice that gestures towards the possibility of a culture and nation in the act of healing itself and questioning nationalistic discourses. Holly May Walker-Dunseith received her PhD in Irish Literature and Medical Humanities from University College Cork, Ireland.

ISBN: 9783031824593$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-82459-3doiSubjects--Personal Names:

434370
Yeats, W. B.
1865-1939.Subjects--Topical Terms:

179193
English literature
--Irish authors

LC Class. No.: PR8750

Dewey Class. No.: 820.99415

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