The Image of Irelande, with a Discoverie of Woodkarne explained
The Image of Irelande, with a Discoverie of Woodkarne is a 1581 book by John Derricke.
The book is dedicated to Philip Sidney. It praises the deputyship of Philip's father Henry Sidney and English victories over the Irish.[1] The work opens with a poetic history of Ireland and its conflicts with the English, presenting reasons for English rule. This proceeds to a set of twelve woodcut illustrations interspersed with verse narration, describing Henry Sidney's victories against Irish rebels and denigrating Irish culture. The book ends with the surrender of Turlough Luineach Ó Neill, king of Tyrone, in 1578.[2] Critics, such as James A. Knapp, have deemed the illustrations to be of far greater interest than the unremarkable verse.[3]
There is only one complete version extant, at the Edinburgh University Library. A copy was produced and edited by the university librarian in 1883.[4]
References
- Andrew Hadfield, "Derricke, John (fl. 1578–1581)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004, accessed 27 July 2010
- James A. Knapp, "'That moste barbarous Nacion': John Derricke's Image of Ireland and the 'delight of the well disposed reader'", findarticles.com, 2000
- Anthony M. McCormack and Terry Clavin, "Derricke, John", Dictionary of Irish Biography, (Eds.) James Mcguire and James Quinn, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Highley, Christopher. Shakespeare, Spenser, and the crisis in Ireland. registration. 1997. Cambridge University Press. 9780521581998. 44 - 45. 1. publ..
- Web site: Image of Irelande, pl 3. 1 August 2013. University of Edinburgh.
- Knapp. James A.. That most barbarous Nacion’: John Derricke’s ‘Image of Ireland’ and the ‘delight of the well disposed reader’. Criticism: A Quarterly for Literature and the Arts. 2000. 42. 416.
- Web site: The Image of Irelande, by John Derrick. 1 August 2013. University of Edinburgh.
