Lost in space: Geography, architecture and culture in Eilís ni Dhuibhne's the Bray House

Space and Culture

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-177

  Wightman, Beth ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crusoe; Irish; Island; Postcolonial; Space

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951814026     PISSN: 12063312     EISSN: 15528308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1206331209358222     Document Type: Review

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