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Title: PEARSE'S PATRIOTS
ST. ENDA'S AND THE CULT OF BOYHOOD
By: Elaine Sisson
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1859183956
ISBN 13: 9781859183953
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Publisher: CORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 1 March, 2005
Pages: 240
Description: Patrick Pearse founded an Irish language school for boys in 1908, to create Irish male citizens from the ancient models of masculinity. This book explores how the idea of a modern Irish boyhood was created through Christian iconography and mythology as well as a preoccupation with patriotism, Gaelic games, theatre and juvenile literature
Synopsis: When Patrick Pearse founded an Irish language school for boys in 1908 his aim was to create a modern, Irish male citizen from the ancient models of masculinity. Pearse's Patriots explores how the idea of a modern Irish boyhood was created at St. Enda's through Christian iconography and mythology as well as a modern preoccupation with patriotism, Gaelic games, theatre and juvenile literature
Illustrations: illustrations
Publication: Ireland
Imprint: Cork University Press
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