Banshees, hags, and changelings : feminist folklore transformations in Irish writing / Molly Ferguson.
| Author/creator | Ferguson, Molly author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | ix, 233 pages : illustrations , 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Irish studies Irish studies (Syracuse, N.Y.) ^A127474 |
| Contents | List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Feminist folklore transformations in contemporary Irish writing -- Changelings and Fairy Abductions: exposing the failed family unit -- Mermaid and Selkie Tales: Silence, shame, and escape -- "Not a hare anymore, but a hag" ; The transforming hag -- Bees and Banshees; Death rituals, desire, and community -- The stray sod and buried trauma: Transformation through going "astray". Conclusion: Transformation as reinterpretation forward -- notes -- bibliography -- index. |
| Abstract | "Irish folklore is replete with images of transforming women. The wailing banshee, the alluring mermaid, the unsettling changeling and others recur throughout folktales and have become well-known through contemporary depictions in texts and films. In the wake of recent feminist thinking, online movements, and revelations of gender-based violence in state institutions such as the Magdalene Laundries, Irish women writers have found fresh ways to adapt this folklore, addressing the underlying tensions inherent to these stories and creating alternative paths to agency. In Banshees, Hags, and Changelings, Molly Ferguson examines how women writers, energized by the recent cultural feminist reckoning in Ireland, reappraise the subjects of these folktales and the anxieties they address. Exploring contemporary literary works across genres, Ferguson identifies the cultural processing of trauma resulting from gender-based violence through exploring the tensions that lie beneath each tale."-- Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Ferguson, Molly Banshees, hags, and changelings First edition Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2026 9780815657620 |
| Genre/form | Literary criticism. |
| Genre/form | Critiques littéraires. |
| LCCN | 2025026011 |
| ISBN | 9780815611998 |
| ISBN | 0815611994 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | 0815657625 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 9780815657620 |
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