Title Canada to Ireland : poetry, politics, and the shaping of Canadian nationalism, 1788-1900 / Michele Holmgren

Published Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen'sUniversity Press, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource Series Carleton Library series ; 258 Carleton library series ; 258. Contents Isaac Weld -- Stephen Dickson -- Lord Edward Fitzgerald -- Thomas Moore -- Adam Kidd -- Standish O'Grady Bennett -- Charles Dawson Shanly -- James McCarroll -- Thomas D'Arcy McGee -- John Reade -- Nicholas Flood Davin -- Isabella Valancy Crawford Summary "In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Irish writers played a key role in transatlantic cultural conversations--among Canada, Britain, France, America, and Indigenous nations--that shaped Canadian nationalism. Nationalism in Ireland was likewise influenced by the literary works of Irish migrants and visitors to Canada. Canada to Ireland explores the poetry and prose of twelve Irish writers and nationalists in Canada between 1788 and 1900, including Thomas Moore, Adam Kidd, Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Thomas D'Arcy McGee, James McCarroll, Nicholas Flood Davin, and Isabella Valancy Crawford. Many of these writers were involved in Irish political causes, including those of the Patriots, the United Irish, Emancipation, Repeal, and Young Ireland, and their work explores the similar ways in which nationalists in Ireland and Indigenous and settler communities in Canada retained their cultural identities and sought autonomy from Britain. Initially writing for an audience in Ireland, they highlighted features of the landscape and culture that they regarded as distinctively Canadian and that were later invoked as powerful unifying symbols by Canadian nationalists. Michele Holmgren shows how these Irish writers and movements are essential to understanding the tenor of early Canadian literary nationalism and political debates concerning Confederation, imperial unity, and western expansion. Canada to Ireland convincingly demonstrates that Canadian cultural nationalism left its mark on both countries. Contemporary decolonization movements in Canada and current cultural exchanges between Ireland and Indigenous peoples make this a timely and relevant study."-- Provided by publisher Analysis Adam Kidd Charles Dawson Shanly Fenian Brotherhood Irish Patriots Isaac Weld Isabella Valancy Crawford James McCarroll John Reade Literary nationalism Lord Edward Fitzgerald Nicholas Flood Davin Stephen Dickson Stish O Grady Bennett Thomas D Arcy McGee Thomas Moore United Irish Society Young Irel cultural nationalism early Canadian literature history Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 09, 2021) Subject Canadian literature -- Irish authors -- History and criticism Canadian literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism Canadian literature -- Irish influences Nationalism in literature. Politics in literature. National characteristics, Canadian, in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Canadian literature National characteristics, Canadian, in literature Nationalism in literature Politics in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780228009573 022800957X 9780228009580 0228009588

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