1st Edition
Irish Identity and the Literary Revival Synge, Yeats, Joyce and O'Casey
By George Watson
Copyright 1979
324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1979, Irish Identity and the Literary Revival, through the works of W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, J. M. Synge, and Sean O’Casey, documents the complex spectrum of political, social and other pressures that helped fashion modern Ireland. At least three sets of cultural assumptions coexisted in Ireland during the years between 1890 and 1930, -- English, Irish and Anglo-Irish, each... Read more
Preface List of Texts and Editions Cited Frequently 1. Introduction: The Cracked Looking Glass 2. J. M. Synge: The Watcher from the Shadows 3. W. B. Yeats: From ‘Unity of Culture’ to ‘Anglo-Irish Solitude’ 4. James Joyce: From Inside to Outside and Back Again 5. Sean O’Casey: Hearts o’ Flesh, Hearts o’ Stone, and Chassis Notes Select Bibliography Index
Biography
G. J. Watson
