Contentual Counter Poles in J. M. Synge's "Riders to the Sea"

Dossier / Travail , 2017 , 14 Pages , Note: 1,3

Philologie Anglaise - Littérature

Riders to the sea offers numerous analysis perspectives due to its various topics ranging from the depiction of the sea, through religion, to gender roles and many more. Therefore, the present term paper aims to give an detailed insight into the main contentual counter parts of Syne's play in order to show the different cultural, political and personal conflicts an Irish family was faced with at the beginning of the 20th century.

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Historical background

3. Contentual counter poles
3.1 The Irish sea: provider and destroyer
3.2 Basic attitudes: optimism and pessimism
3.3 Gender roles: females and males
3.4 Religious believes: Catholicism and Paganism
3.5 Societal principles: tradition and modernity

4. Conclusion

5. Bibliographical references

• Université: University of Würzburg
• Cours: Englische Kulturwissenschaft
• Note: 1,3
• Auteur: Andrea Roth (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2017
• Pages: 14
• N° de catalogue: V378581
• ISBN (ebook): 9783668556690
• ISBN (Livre): 9783668556706
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: Literary seascapes, Riders to the sea, Synge, cultural studies, ireland, seascapes, england, literature, irish literature