The Cage Door Open: Depictions of Monstrosity in Banville and Shakespeare

Authors

  • Jessica Traynor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v22i1.3847

Keywords:

J.J. Delaney, A. Gilsenan, N. Hegarty, P. Holloway, R. Jenkinson, C. MacCann, A. Ní Corráin, E. Ní Chuilleanáin, B. O’Callaghan, J. O’Donnell, J. Traynor.

Abstract

This section brings different voices from writers who narrate their experience as readers of John Banville’s work to pay tribute to his 50 years of an inspiring writing.

Author Biography

  • Jessica Traynor
    Jessica Traynor is a poet, dramaturg and creative writing teacher. Her debut collection, Liffey Swim (Dedalus Press, 2014), was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award. Her second collection, The Quick, was an Irish Times poetry choice of 2019. Awards include the Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary, the Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year, and the 2011 Listowel Poetry Prize. She is the 2020 Writer in Residence in both Carlow and Sligo, and the recipient of the 2020 Banagher Public Art Commission.  She is an inaugural Creative Fellow of UCD.

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Published

2021-02-20

How to Cite

The Cage Door Open: Depictions of Monstrosity in Banville and Shakespeare. (2021). ABEI Journal, 22(1), 53-55. https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v22i1.3847