Irish Literature and the First World War

Culture, Identity and Memory

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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This book analyses poetry and prose written by combatant and non-combatant Irish writers during the First World War, focusing on key works influenced by Irish, English and European literary traditions. It highlights the complex positions adopted by writers in relation to the international conflict and to Irish debates about nationhood, which resist reduction to the simple binaries of Unionist/pro-war and Nationalist/anti-war. The book goes on to discuss the literature of the decades following the war, looking at how the conflict was remembered in the two parts of the now divided island, both by individuals and collectively, and investigating the dynamic interrelationship between personal recollection and public memory. In conclusion, the author discusses contemporary literature about the war, which often examines family memory as well as collective memory, and explores its role in the narrative of nationhood, both north and south of the border.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-11-18
Mått150 x 225 x 18 mm
Vikt440 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieReimagining Ireland
Antal sidor302
FörlagPeter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN9783034319690

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Contents: War, Nation and Memory – War and Nation – Irish Soldiers in the Imperial Army: Francis Ledwidge and Thomas Kettle – Debating the Nation: Patrick MacGill and St John Ervine – Nation and Religion: Katharine Tynan, Winifred Letts and Eva Gore-Booth – «Patriotism is not enough»: Mrs Victor Rickard and George Bernard Shaw – Remembering War – Disenchanted Memory – Constructing Memory, North and South – Challenging Memory in Northern Ireland: Michael Longley, Christina Reid and Frank McGuinness – Recovering Forgotten Memory: Jennifer Johnston, Sebastian Barry and Dermot Bolger – The Significance of Irish First World War Writing.