New Critical Perspectives on Franco-irish Relations

This collection of critical essays proposes new and original readings of the relationship between French and Irish literature and culture. It seeks to re-evaluate, deconstruct and question artistic productions and cultural phenomena while pointing to the potential for comparative analysis between the two countries.

Anne Goarzin lectures in Irish literature and culture at the University of Rennes 2, France. She is the author of Reflets d’Irlande, John McGahern (2002) and has written numerous articles on contemporary Irish poetry and the visual arts in Ireland. She is Director of the Centre de Recherche Bretonne et Celtique (CRBC-Rennes 2) and was co-editor of the journal Etudes Irlandaises from 2008 to 2014. She now chairs SOFEIR (The French Society for Irish Studies).