| Description |
1 online resource (255 pages) |
| Contents |
AMERICAN LITERATURE and Irish culture, 1910-55; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface: The politics of enchantment; Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'Why do we like being Irish?'; Chapter 1: Cultural and racial (dis)affiliations; Chapter 2: American modernists and the Celtic Revival; Chapter 3: Rural Ireland, mythmaking and transatlantic translation; Chapter 4: Enchantment and disenchantment in political poetry; Chapter 5: The legacy of Yeats's poetic conviction; Conclusion: Cultural credibility in America's Ireland -- and Ireland's America; Select bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book discusses how and why American modernist writers turned to Ireland at various stages during their careers. By placing events such as the Celtic Revival and the Easter Rising at the centre of the discussion, it shows how Irishness became a cultural determinant in the work of American modernists |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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American literature -- Irish influences
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HISTORY / Social History.
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American literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781526102270 |
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1526102277 |
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9781526102287 |
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1526102285 |
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