'Tinkers'

'Tinkers'
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 9780199566464
ISBN-13 : 0199566461
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Book Synopsis 'Tinkers' by : Mary Burke

Download or read book 'Tinkers' written by Mary Burke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irish playwright J.M. Synge created influential but misunderstood representations of travellers or 'tinkers'. This work traces the history of the 'tinker' back to medieval Irish historiography and English Renaissance literature and forward to contemporary US screen depictions.


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