1 The persistence of Famine in postcolonial Ireland
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Matthew Schultz
Abstract
Demonstrates the ways in which two thematically and structurally similar novels, Nuala O’Faolain’s My Dream of You (2001) and Joseph O’Connor’s Star of the Sea (2002), complicate popular uses of the Famine narrative in arguments on both sides of the debate over Irish independence. By calling forth ghosts from the Nineteenth Century to expose both intentional and unintentional misrepresentations of the Famine (imagery, ideological meaning, and political mandate), O’Faolain and O’Connor redefine modern Ireland in terms of hunger and dispossession, revealing a more complex national narrative and a more cosmopolitan national identity.
Abstract
Demonstrates the ways in which two thematically and structurally similar novels, Nuala O’Faolain’s My Dream of You (2001) and Joseph O’Connor’s Star of the Sea (2002), complicate popular uses of the Famine narrative in arguments on both sides of the debate over Irish independence. By calling forth ghosts from the Nineteenth Century to expose both intentional and unintentional misrepresentations of the Famine (imagery, ideological meaning, and political mandate), O’Faolain and O’Connor redefine modern Ireland in terms of hunger and dispossession, revealing a more complex national narrative and a more cosmopolitan national identity.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- Dedication vi
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction 1
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Part I Famine
- 1 The persistence of Famine in postcolonial Ireland 23
- 2 The specter of Famine during World War II 67
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Part II Revolution
- 3 Ancient warriors, modernsexualities 97
- 4 Gothic inheritance and the Troubles in contemporary Irish fiction 129
- Conclusion 164
- Bibliography 183
- Index 200
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- Dedication vi
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction 1
-
Part I Famine
- 1 The persistence of Famine in postcolonial Ireland 23
- 2 The specter of Famine during World War II 67
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Part II Revolution
- 3 Ancient warriors, modernsexualities 97
- 4 Gothic inheritance and the Troubles in contemporary Irish fiction 129
- Conclusion 164
- Bibliography 183
- Index 200
