Overview: Examines the topic of excess in modern Irish writing in terms of mysticism, materialism, myth, and language..Discusses ideas of excess as they appear in works by major thinkers from Hegel, KierkegaardThis book examines the topic of excess in modern Irish writing in terms of mysticism, materialism, myth and language. The study engages ideas of excess as they appear in works by major thinkers from Hegel, Kierkegaard and Marx through to Nietzsche, Bataille, Derrida and, more recently, Badiou. Poems, plays and fiction by a wide range of Irish authors are considered. These include works b
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