Writing from the Margins of Europe
The Application of Postcolonial Theories to Selected Works by William Butler Yeats, John Millington Synge and James Joyce| By: | Rachael Sumner |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang |
| Print ISBN: | 9783631650509 |
| eText ISBN: | 9783653988246 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2014 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The application of postcolonial theories to Irish literature remains a contentious issue. Unlike other colonised nations, Ireland shared a long history of political, economic and artistic ties with its empire-building neighbour, Britain. Yet the Irish response to the project of British imperialism bears comparison with postcolonial models of the relationship between colonisers and the colonised. Writing from the Margins of Europe assesses the potential for postcolonial analysis of works by W. B. Yeats, J. M. Synge and James Joyce. In this exploration of postcolonial parallels between these writers, the author focuses on four core issues: historiography, nationalism, language and displacement.