Jenny Farrell
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jenny Farrell
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Hans Holbein (c. 1497-1543), an artist of conflicting sympathies in fast-changing times
December 4, 2023The expressive, realistic style of Holbein’s early work reflects the spirit of the early bourgeois revolution.
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New book surveys life of Seán O’Casey, great Irish playwright and lifelong communist
October 27, 2023While the study is an important one for O’Casey scholars to be aware of, it is refreshingly equally directed at readers beyond academia.
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Sean O’Casey’s three revolutionary plays staged in New York and Ann Arbor
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‘Peace for all those alive’: Pablo Neruda on the 50th anniversary of his death
September 18, 2023The inherent connection between nature, history, and working people is the paramount theme of Neruda’s poetry.
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Novel ‘Strumpet City’ depicts 1913 Dublin lockout, Irish proletariat’s first great class struggle
August 25, 2023Though it is plagued by major gaps when it comes to portraying the struggle for national liberation going on at the same time, James Plunkett’s book is still a major read.
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Chingiz Aitmatov: Getting to know a world-famous writer from Kyrgyzstan
June 12, 2023Aitmatov’s view of humanity is marked by tragic features. Nevertheless, it is not dystopian. With his work, he sharpens readers’ awareness of the strengths of humanity.
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East German author Katja Oskamp wins Dublin Literary Award with ‘Marzahn, Mon Amour’
June 1, 2023Oskamp writes with understanding and compassion, preserving and enacting the sense of solidarity and community that was a feature of GDR society.
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First they burned books, then people: Lessons of the Nazis’ 1933 book blaze
May 9, 2023A Berlin memorial shows the horror beneath the surface and issues a warning for our time.
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