Literary Lab: Allusions to Groco-Roman Classics in Irish Literature

FALL 2015 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEE

Meg Tyler (Humanities)

“Literary Lab: Allusions to the Greco-Roman Classics in Irish Literature” was an extensive database which provided contextualization for references to the Classics in (mostly modern) Irish Literature. The only collection of its kind, the database accepted entries from scholars the world over. It also allowed for a scholarly discussion and debate to grow around each instance of allusion. As the database grew, it acted as an online repository for researchers and teachers in various literary and historical fields. Students could craft digital projects around its use; professors could use it as a teaching instrument.