UID:
almafu_9960119151602883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-108-54738-9
,
1-316-45989-6
,
1-108-54848-2
Inhalt:
The emergence of an Irish 'common reader' in the nineteenth century had significant implications for the evolution of Irish cultural nationalism. The rise of literacy rates prompted a cultural crisis, with nationalists fearing that the beneficiaries of mass education were being drawn to populist publications emanating from London which were having the effect of eroding Irish identity and corrupting Irish morals. This fear prompted an intensification of cultural nationalist activity at the turn of the century. Andrew Murphy's study, which includes a chapter on W. B. Yeats and the Irish reader, moves freely between historical and literary analysis, and demonstrates how a developing sense of cultural crisis served as an engine for the Irish literary revival. Examining responses to Irish reading habits advanced by a wide range of cultural commentators, Murphy provides a nuanced discussion of theories of nationalism and examines attempts finally to control reading habits through the introduction of censorship.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Oct 2017).
,
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Textual Nationalism and Oral Culture; 2. Education and the Rise of Literacy; 3. W. B. Yeats and the Irish Reader; 4. Contending Textualities; 5. Censorship; Afterword - Joycean Transformations; Appendix - W. B. Yeats' Irish Canon.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-107-59004-3
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-107-13356-4
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316459898
Bookmarklink
