Perhaps it’s because I’ve been taking a lot of history classes lately, or just that I have a natural interest in culture, but I felt compelled to take on a part of my heritage as a topic for genre comparison. I began to explore Irish culture in writing and uncovered the following three examples, each belonging to a distinct genre:
Celtic Folk Song: The Rocky Road to Dublin
The song details a young Irish lad’s journey from his home in Tuam to Liverpool, England. It is absolutely loaded with Irish culture, which is a benefit of the song genre. It may not provide as much historical fact as a non-fiction book or article, but it gives an insight into the life of a young Irishman’s experience that an article could not. A song has more cultural significance than historical.
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Non-fiction Book: Emigrants and Exiles
This book detailing the Irish migration to North America surely gives a much more thorough and historically-weighted look into Irish Americans. While not as poetic as the Celtic folk song, the book can provide much more information on the subject. The cultural experience received from reading a book is probably denser than the song, which is intended to give an entertaining glimpse into Irish history.
Short Article: History of St. Patrick’s Day
The History Channel’s website gives a convenient, informative history a well-known holiday. It is still historically denser than the song, but much more accessible than the non-fiction book. The article provides just enough information on the history of Irish in America for the reader to learn something new without getting dull.
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