| Joyce and the Two Irelands Contributor(s): Potts, Willard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0292718853 ISBN-13: 9780292718852 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 823.912 |
| Series: Literary Modernism |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Uniting Catholic Ireland and Protestant Ireland was a central idea of the Irish Revival, a literary and cultural manifestation of Irish nationalism that began in the 1890s and continued into the early twentieth century. Yet many of the Revival's Protestant leaders, including W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, and John Synge, failed to address the profound cultural differences that made uniting the two Irelands so problematic, while Catholic leaders of the Revival, particularly the journalist D. P. Moran, turned the movement into a struggle for greater Catholic power. This book fully explores James Joyce's complex response to the Irish Revival and his extensive treatment of the relationship between the two Irelands in his letters, essays, book reviews, and fiction up to Finnegans Wake. Willard Potts skillfully demonstrates that, despite his pretense of being an aloof onlooker, Joyce was very much a part of the Revival. He shows how deeply Joyce was steeped in his whole Catholic culture and how, regardless of the harsh way he treats the Catholic characters in his works, he almost always portrays them as superior to any Protestants with whom they appear. This research recovers the historical and cultural roots of a writer who is too often studied in isolation from the Irish world that formed him. |
Contributor Bio(s): Potts, Willard: - Willard Potts is Professor Emeritus of English at Oregon State University. |