This book examines film versions of Irish myth, lore, and legend, concentrating particularly on stories which encompass the life journey of the hero, as proposed by Carl Jung and adapted by Joseph Campbell. The films analysed include Into the West, In America, The Quiet Man, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Veronica Guerin, and In Bruges.

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Dawn Duncan is Professor of English at Concordia College-Moorhead, Minnesota, USA, where she also teaches in the interdisciplinary Global Studies and Film Studies programs. She serves as the Executive Secretary of the International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures. In addition to numerous essays on Irish drama, fiction, and film, she is the author of two books: Postcolonial Theory in Irish Drama from 1800-2000 and The Service-Learning Companion.

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Contents: Irish Images on Film and the Hero Journey: A Theoretical Introduction - Childhood and the Magic of Myth: Into the West , The Secret of Roan Inish , and In America - Falling in Love and the Lore of Matchmaking: The Quiet Man and The Matchmaker - Serving Society and the Legend of the Rebel: Michael Collins and The Wind That Shakes the Barley - The Journey of the Contemporary Anti-Hero: Veronica Guerin and In Bruges.