An Essay on Irish Bulls

Description:

A politically-charged satire on Anglo-Irish landlords, Castle Rackrent is a critically-acclaimed and thoroughly enjoyable novel. The social commentary critiques not only class but also gender roles, acutely discussing the marginalization of women in the eighteenth century. In Castle Rackrent, published in 1800, the Irish Catholic bourgeoisie rise to power.

subjects: Rich people,  Social life and customs,  Poor families,  Fiction in English,  Fiction,  Administration of estates,  Landlord and tenant,  Rural conditions,  Classic Literature,  Landowners,  Fiction, general,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  Fiction, sagas,  Ireland, fiction,  Fiction, humorous, general,  Fiction, family life, general,  Long Now Manual for Civilization,  Colloquial Bulls,  Humor,  Humor, general,  Irish wit and humor,  History and criticism,  In literature,  Bulls, colloquial,  Irish wit and humour,  Fiction, family life,  Families

Places: Ireland

Times: 18th century